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Standards, Critical Evaluation of Remote Sensing

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Encyclopedia of GIS

Synonyms

Earth observation standards; Remote sensing specifications; Remote Sensing Standards

Definition

ISO/IEC Guide 2:1996 defines a standard as a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. Remote sensing is a method for measuring the properties of an object without contacting the object. Remote sensing standards are those dealing with any aspect of remote sensing, including the data content, metadata, quality, the description of sensors and measuring conditions, etc.

Historical Background

Remote sensing is one of the major methods for collecting geospatial data. The data acquired by remote sensors are called remote‐sensing data. Both public and private sectors have collected huge amount of remote sensing data [1]. The data have been widely used in applications ranging...

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  1. Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems (CSISS), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

    Liping Di

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Di, L. (2008). Standards, Critical Evaluation of Remote Sensing. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_1346

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