Overview
- An update of geospatial technology including remote sensing
- Illustrative examples of applications of remote sensing and GIS in soils, land degradation and watershed management
- A comprehensive and step-by-step procedure for deriving information on soil resources using remote sensing data
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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About this book
This book  is about  applications of remote sensing techniques in the studies on soils. In pursuance of the objective, the book initially provides an introduction to various elements and concepts of remote sensing, and associated technologies , namely Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) in chapter-1. An overview of the sensors used to collect remote sensing data and important Earth observation missions is provided in chapter-2. The processing of satellite digital data (geometric and radiometric corrections, feature reduction, digital data fusion, image enhancements and analysis) is dealt with in Chapter-3. In the chapter to follow the interpretation of remote sensing data , very important and crucial step in d
eriving information on natural resources including soils resources, is  discussed. An introduction to soils as a natural body with respect to their  formation, physical and chemical properties used during inventory of soils, and soil classification is given in Chapter-5.The spectral response patterns of soils including hyperspectral characteristics -fundamental to deriving information on soils from spectral measurements, and the techniques of soil resources mapping  are discussed in chapter-6 and  -7,respectively. Furthermore, the creation of  digital soil resources database and the development of soil information systems, a very important aspect of storage and dissemination of digital soil data to the end users are discussed in ch.apter-8. Lastly, the applications of remote sensing techniques in soil moisture estimation and soil fertility evaluation are covered in chapter-9 and -10, respectively.Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Remote Sensing of Soils
Authors: Dwivedi Ravi Shankar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53740-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-53738-1Published: 01 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57155-2Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-53740-4Published: 19 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 500
Number of Illustrations: 166 b/w illustrations
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography