REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LAND USE ACTIVITIES
Aircraft and spacecraft multispectral scanning sensors have increased substantially the capability to monitor land cover over that associated in the past with aerial film cameras and radar systems. A proposed Thematic Mapper with greater spectral and spatial resolutions for the fourth Landsat will usher in new environmental monitoring capability. In addition, continuing improvements in image classification by supervised and unsupervised computer techniques are being operationally verified for discriminating environmental impacts of human activities on the land. The benefits of employing remote sensing for this discrimination as opposed to more traditional ground sampling methodologies have been shown to far outweigh the incremental costs of converting to an aircraft-satellite multistage system. An example of land impact assessments are the Central Atlantic Regional Ecological Test Site (CARETS) by the U. S. Geological Survey. Other examples are included in the discussion.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of 11th International Symposium on Remote Sensing Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, April 25-29, 1977.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48104 -
Authors:
- Paul, C K
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1977
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 363-367
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Computer programs; Environmental impacts; Environmental quality; Imagery; Land use; Regional planning; Remote sensing; Scanners
- Old TRIS Terms: Environmental applications; Multispectral photography; Multispectral scanners
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00183831
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 12 1978 12:00AM