About this title - Mapping Hazardous Terrain using Remote Sensing
The dangers that we face from geohazards appear to be gettingworse, especially with the impact of increasing population andglobal climate change. This collection of papers illustrateshow remote sensing technologies - measuring, mapping and monitoringthe Earth's surface from aircraft or satellites - can help usto rapidly detect and better manage geohazards. The hazardousterrains examined include areas of landslides, flooding, erosion,contaminated land, shrink-swell clays, subsidence, seismic activityand volcanic landforms. Key aspects of remote sensing are introduced,making this a book that can easily be read by those who areunfamiliar with remote sensing. The featured remote sensingsystems include aerial photography and photogrammetry, thermalscanning, hyperspectral sensors, airborne laser altimetry (LiDAR),radar interferometry and multispectral satellites (Landsat,ASTER). Related technologies and methodogies, such as the processingof Digital Elevation Models and data analysis using GeographicalInformation Systems, are also discussed.
