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Essential image processing and GIS for remote sensing

Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing is an accessible overview of the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in a balanced and comprehensive manner. The book provides an overview of essential techniques and a selection of key case studies in a variety of appli...

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Main Authors: Liu, Jian-Guo
Group Author: Mason, Philippa J
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Remote sensing
Geographic information systems
Image processing
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118687963
Summary: Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing is an accessible overview of the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in a balanced and comprehensive manner. The book provides an overview of essential techniques and a selection of key case studies in a variety of application areas. Key concepts and ideas are introduced in a clear and logical manner and described through the provision of numerous relevant conceptual illustrations. Mathematical detail is kept to a minimum and only referred to where necessary for ease of understanding. Such concepts are explained
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 443 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470746042 (electronic bk.)
0470746041 (electronic bk.)
9781118687963 (electronic bk.)
1118687965 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: G70
CLC: TP7
Contents: Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing; Contents; Overview of the Book; Part One: Image Processing; 1 Digital Image and Display; 1.1 What is a digital image?; 1.2 Digital image display; 1.3 Some key points; Questions; 2 Point Operations (Contrast Enhancement); 2.1 Histogram modification and lookup table; 2.2 Linear contrast enhancement; 2.3 Logarithmic and exponential contrast enhancement; 2.4 Histogram equalization; 2.5 Histogram matching and Gaussian stretch; 2.6 Balance contrast enhancement technique; 2.7 Clipping in contrast enhancement.

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