Research Methods in Remote Sensing

✍ Scribed by Basudeb Bhatta (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 131
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book introduces the overall concepts of research methods in Remote Sensing. It also addresses the entire research framework, ranging from ontology to documentation. As such, it covers the theory while providing a solid basis for engaging in concrete research activities. It is not intended as a textbook on remote sensing; rather, it offers guidance to those conducting research by examining philosophical and other issues that are generally not covered by textbooks. Various stages of research are discussed in detail, including illustrative discussions and helpful references. The topics considered in this book cover a part of the research methodologies explored in Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs. The book’s physical format has been kept to a compact, handy minimum in order to maximize its accessibility and readability for a broad range of researchers in the field of remote sensing.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction to Remote Sensing and Research....Pages 1-20
Research Framework....Pages 21-41
Collection of Data....Pages 43-59
Analysis of Data....Pages 61-75
Research Design....Pages 77-89
Power, Politics, and Ethics in Research....Pages 91-101
Documenting the Research....Pages 103-122
Back Matter....Pages 123-125

✦ Subjects

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Signal, Image and Speech Processing