Optical remote sensing

6 important questions on Optical remote sensing

What type of sensor characteristics (spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution) do you use to monitor the genreal health of all vegetaion cover over Europe for several months?

Satellite: sensor with large area cover and fairly coarse spatial resolution. Senor with wide swath and broad coverage
Spatial resolution:  thus fairly coarse sensor
Revisit period: shorter with broad areal coverage
Spactral resolution: not necessarily require high spectral, but at minimum requires channels in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum.

What are advantages of hyperspectral scanners? And some disadvantages?

  • Very high spectral resolution because of their narrow bandwiths
  • Very detailed pixel images: because measurements over small wavelenghts are made
  • This allows: fine differentiation between targets based on detailed reflectance and absoption responses which are not detectable using the broad wavelenght ranges of conventional multispectral scanners
  • Disadvantage: large volume of data collection --> storage and manipulation of the data difficult

Suppose you have a digital image which has a radiometric resolution of 6 bits. What is the maximum value of the digital number which could be represented in that image?

The number of digital values possible in an image is equal to the number two raised to the exponent of the number of bits in the image --> 6bit image is 2x2x2x2x2x2 = 64. Normally starts at zero, in order to have 64 values, max is 63
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How would thermal imagery be useful in an urban environment?

Detecting and monitoring heat loss from buildings in urban areas is an excellent application of thermal remote sensing. Heating costs, particularly in northern countries such as Canada, can be very expensive. Thermal imaging in both residential and commercial areas allows us to identify specific buildings, or parts of buildings, where heat is escaping. If the amount of heat is significant, these areas can be targeted for repair and re-insulation to reduce costs and conserve energy.

What is a whiskbroom scanner?

Each line is scanned from one side of the senor to the other, using a rotating mirror. As the platform moves forward, the scans build up 2D images of the earth. Point by point line by line

What is a pushboom scanner?

Use linear array of detectors located at the focal plane of the image formed by lens systems, which are pushed along in the flight track direction

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