{"product_id":"scale-issues-in-remote-sensing-hardback-9781118305041","title":"Scale Issues in Remote Sensing (Hardback) 9781118305041","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScale Issues in Remote Sensing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQihao Weng (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118305041, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.3 x 3.2 cm, 0.694 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides up-to-date developments in the field of remote sensing by assessing scale issues in land surface, properties, patterns, and processes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScale is a fundamental and crucial issue in remote sensing studies and image analysis. GIS and remote sensing scientists use various scaling techniques depending on the types of remotely sensed images and geospatial data used. Scaling techniques affect image analysis such as object identification and change detection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers up-to-date developments, methods, and techniques in the field of GIS and remote sensing and features articles from internationally renowned authorities on three interrelated perspectives of scaling issues: scale in land surface properties, land surface patterns, and land surface processes. It also visits and reexamines the fundamental theories of scale and scaling by well-known experts who have done substantial research on the topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by a prominent authority in the geographic information science community, \u003ci\u003eScale Issues in Remote Sensing\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an extensive examination of the fundamental theories of scale issues along with current scaling techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudies scale issues from three interrelated perspectives: land surface properties, patterns, and processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the impact of new frontiers in Earth observation technology (high-resolution, hyperspectral, Lidar sensing, and their synergy with existing technologies) and advances in remote sensing imaging science (object-oriented image analysis and data fusion)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProspects emerging and future trends in remote sensing and their relationship with scale\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScale Issues in Remote Sensing\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal as a professional reference for practicing geographic information scientists and remote sensing engineers as well as supplemental reading for graduate level students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAUTHOR BIOGRAPHY xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Characterizing, Measuring, Analyzing, and Modeling Scale in Remote Sensing: An Overview 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQihao Weng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I SCALE, MEASUREMENT, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Scale Issues in Multisensor Image Fusion 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eManfred Ehlers and Sascha Klonus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing for Analysis of Landscape Ecological Processes: Current Insights and Trends 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDale A. Quattrochi and Jeffrey C. Luvall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 On the Issue of Scale in Urban Remote Sensing 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQihao Weng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II SCALE IN REMOTE SENSING OF PLANTS AND ECOSYSTEMS 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Change Detection Using Vegetation Indices and Multiplatform Satellite Imagery at Multiple Temporal and Spatial Scales 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward P. Glenn, Pamela L. Nagler, and Alfredo R. Huete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Upscaling with Conditional Cosimulation for Mapping Above-Ground Forest Carbon 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuangxing Wang and Maozhen Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Estimating Grassland Chlorophyll Content from Leaf to Landscape Level: Bridging the Gap in Spatial Scales 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYuhong He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III SCALE AND LAND SURFACE PROCESSES 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Visualizing Scale-Domain Manifolds: A Multiscale Geo-Object-Based Approach 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeoffrey J. Hay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Multiscale Segmentation and Classification of Remote Sensing Imagery with Advanced Edge and Scale-Space Features 170\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngelos Tzotsos, Konstantinos Karantzalos, and Demetre Argialas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Optimum Scale in Object-Based Image Analysis 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJungho Im, Lindi J. Quackenbush, Manqi Li, and Fang Fang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV SCALE AND LAND SURFACE PATTERNS 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Scaling Issues in Studying the Relationship Between Landscape Pattern and Land Surface Temperature 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHua Liu and Qihao Weng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Multiscale Fractal Characteristics of Urban Landscape in Indianapolis, USA 230\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBingqing Liang and Qihao Weng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Spatiotemporal Scales of Remote Sensing Precipitation 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYang Hong and Yu Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V NEW FRONTIERS IN EARTH OBSERVATION TECHNOLOGY 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Multiscale Approach for Ground Filtering from Lidar Altimetry Measurements 267\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseeL. 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