The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New View. New Vision. [Paperback]

Explore how imagery and remote sensing power modern GIS. WithThe ArcGIS Imagery Book, you will roll up your sleeves and quickly begin putting imagery to smarter, more skillful use with your GIS. Even armchair geographers will appreciate this book and its electronic companion www.thearcgisimagerybook.com for the wealth of gorgeous, inspiring, and occasionally troubling images and links to powerful web apps and maps that weave interesting stories about our planet and the issues we face. Appropriate for those very familiar with geographic information systems and those who have never heard of the term.A conceptual introduction and practical primer to the application of imagery and remote sensing data in GIS (geographic information systems).Foreword By Lawrie Jordan
How this book works
Chapter 1 Imagery Is Visible Intelligence
Chapter 2 The Nature of Remote Sensing
Chapter 3 Defining Imagery
Chapter 4 Perceiving the Imperceptible
Chapter 5 Turning Imagery into Information
Chapter 6 Creating Mirror Worlds
Chapter 7 Imagery in the 4th Dimension
Chapter 8 The Ultimate Big Data
Chapter 9 The Future Is Now
Contributors & acknowledgments
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