Satellite Remote Sensing for Resources Development

Front Matter....Pages iii-xii
General Aspects on the Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for Resources Exploration in Developing Countries....Pages 1-21
Present Status of Microwave Remote Sensing from Space with Respect to Natural Resources Monitoring....Pages 23-57
SPOT: The First Operational Remote Sensing Satellite....Pages 59-80
Spacelab Metric Camera Experiments....Pages 81-92
Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) and Related Technologies....Pages 93-97
Selected Features of the SEASAT Satellite....Pages 99-113
First Results of the European Spacelab Photogrammetric Camera Mission....Pages 115-120
Thematic Mapping of Natural Resources with the Modular Optoelectronic Multispectral Scanner (MOMS)....Pages 121-136
Availability of Remotely Sensed Data and Information from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Satellite Data Services Division....Pages 137-162
A Future Outlook....Pages 163-183
Interpretation and Application of Spaceborne Imaging Radar Data to Geologic Problems....Pages 185-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-221