This work focuses on digital image processing of aircraft- and satellite-derived remotely sensed data for Earth resource management applications. This book was written for physical, natural, and social scientists interested in the quantitative analysis of remotely sensed data to solve real-world problems. The level of material presented assumes that the reader has completed an introductory airphoto interpretation or remote sensing course. The treatment also assumes that the reader has a reasonable background in college algebra and univariate and multivariate statistics.

1. Remote sensing and digital image processing -- 2. Remote sensing data collection -- 3. Digital image processing hardware and software considerations -- 4. Image quality assessment and statistical evaluation -- 5. Initial display alternatives and scientific visualization -- 6. Electromagnetic radiation principles and radiometric correction -- 7. Geometric correction -- 8. Image enhancement -- 9. Thematic information extraction : pattern recognition -- 10. Information extraction using artificial intelligence -- 11. Thematic information extraction : hyperspectral image analysis -- 12. Digital change detection -- 13. Thematic map accuracy assessment.