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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gary L. Prost (G.L. Prost GeoConsulting)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Edition: 3rd edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.660kg ISBN: 9781466561748ISBN 10: 1466561742 Pages: 704 Publication Date: 13 December 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSection 1: Initiating Projects. Project Flow and Obtaining Data. Photointerpretation Tools and Techniques. Remote Sensing Systems. Section 2: Exploration Remote Sensing. Recognizing Rock Types. Recognizing Structure. Spectral Stratigraphy. Remote Geochemistry (new). Modern Analogs (new). Exploration Case Histories. Section 3: Exploitation and Engineering Remote Sensing. Exploitation Remote Sensing. Surface and Groundwater Hydrology. Logistics and Engineering. Section 4: Environmental Remote Sensing. Environmental Baselines and Monitoring. Geobotannical Remote Sensing (new). Environmental Hazards, Arctic/Glacial Change, and Global Warming (new). Section 5: Astrogeology (new). Section 6: Remote Sensing for the General Public (new). GIS, GPS, and Mapping (new). Public Relations. News Media. Legal Aspects.Reviews... a well organized and highly readable overview of many of the most powerful and significant applications of practical remote sensing. ... The book is sure to clarify concepts both old and new while stimulating interest in the new. ... The great difficulty in a book of this type is to stay relevant in a world of ever changing technology. The author has done an excellent job in doing this, in a clear and readable manner. I feel that this book will become the standard reference for practitioners and students alike. -Dr Ralph N.Baker, Independent Consulting Geologist, Houston, Texas ... provides an earth scientist with a very efficient, one-stop information shop that covers not only the standard reflected light, thermal, and radar systems, but also the very important geophysical sensors such as potential field, EM, GPR, side-scan sonar, etc. ... an important contribution for earth scientists trying to understand how remote sensing imagery and vegetation can be used to create better maps of the earth's geology. -James Ellis, Ellis GeoSpatial Dr. Prost has clearly and thoroughly explained the wide variety of methods and applications ... Geoscientists will find this comprehensive guide to the interpretation and integration of remote sensing data to be a welcome addition to their personal libraries. -Dr. Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher, Vice President for Geosciences and technology, E&P Field Services A new book by Prost is an amazing guide to the field of remote sensing, and it will remain so for years. Difficult to imagine, but the author was able to collect so huge amount of information that his writing can be judged as an ultimate reference volume irrespectively of which particular technique the reader is interested in. Well, it was almost impossible to achieve such brilliance, but this has been done successfully. Speaking generally, the re ... a well organized and highly readable overview of many of the most powerful and significant applications of practical remote sensing. ... The book is sure to clarify concepts both old and new while stimulating interest in the new. ... The great difficulty in a book of this type is to stay relevant in a world of ever changing technology. The author has done an excellent job in doing this, in a clear and readable manner. I feel that this book will become the standard reference for practitioners and students alike. -Dr Ralph N.Baker, Independent Consulting Geologist, Houston, Texas ... provides an earth scientist with a very efficient, one-stop information shop that covers not only the standard reflected light, thermal, and radar systems, but also the very important geophysical sensors such as potential field, EM, GPR, side-scan sonar, etc. ... an important contribution for earth scientists trying to understand how remote sensing imagery and vegetation can be used to create better maps of the earth's geology. -James Ellis, Ellis GeoSpatial Dr. Prost has clearly and thoroughly explained the wide variety of methods and applications ... Geoscientists will find this comprehensive guide to the interpretation and integration of remote sensing data to be a welcome addition to their personal libraries. -Dr. Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher, Vice President for Geosciences and technology, E&P Field Services A new book by Prost is an amazing guide to the field of remote sensing, and it will remain so for years. Difficult to imagine, but the author was able to collect so huge amount of information that his writing can be judged as an ultimate reference volume irrespectively of which particular technique the reader is interested in. Well, it was almost impossible to achieve such brilliance, but this has been done successfully. Speaking generally, the reviewer cannot imagine a book on remote sensing better than that written by Prost. -Dmitry A. Ruban, Rostov am Don, Palaontologie Allgemein ... a well organized and highly readable overview of many of the most powerful and significant applications of practical remote sensing. ... The book is sure to clarify concepts both old and new while stimulating interest in the new. ... The great difficulty in a book of this type is to stay relevant in a world of ever changing technology. The author has done an excellent job in doing this, in a clear and readable manner. I feel that this book will become the standard reference for practitioners and students alike. -Dr Ralph N.Baker, Independent Consulting Geologist, Houston, Texas ... provides an earth scientist with a very efficient, one-stop information shop that covers not only the standard reflected light, thermal, and radar systems, but also the very important geophysical sensors such as potential field, EM, GPR, side-scan sonar, etc. ... an important contribution for earth scientists trying to understand how remote sensing imagery and vegetation can be used to create better maps of the earth's geology. -James Ellis, Ellis GeoSpatial Dr. Prost has clearly and thoroughly explained the wide variety of methods and applications ... Geoscientists will find this comprehensive guide to the interpretation and integration of remote sensing data to be a welcome addition to their personal libraries. -Dr. Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher, Vice President for Geosciences and technology, E&P Field Services Author InformationGary L. Prost Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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