Presents the concepts of imaging spectrometry by discussing the underlying physics and the analytical image processing techniques. The second part of the book presents in detail a wide variety of applications of these new techniques.
Acknowledgements. About the Editors. Contributors. Introduction. Part I: Basic principles of imaging spectrometry. 1. Basic physics of spectrometry. 2. Imaging spectrometry: Basic analytical techniques. Part II: Prospective applications of imaging spectrometry. 3. Imaging spectrometry for surveying and modelling land degradation. 4. Field and imaging spectrometry for identification and mapping of expansive soils. 5. Imaging spectrometry and vegetation science. 6. Imaging spectrometry for agricultural applications. 7. Imaging spectrometry and geological applications. 8. Imaging spectrometry and petroleum geology. 9. Imaging spectrometry for urban applications. 10. Imaging spectrometry in the Thermal Infrared. 11. Imaging spectrometry of water. Acronyms. Index. References.
From the reviews: "Overall, this book is a valuable reference source. It is a good alternative to a general remote sensing textbook in the optical domain, because most of the underlying physical principles are given with sufficient detail to provide a good understanding of the applications and of the limitations of hyperspectral sensing. Overall it is a good quality work, with only a limited number of repetitions from one chapter to another, which is sometimes difficult to achieve in a multi-authored book." (GEOMATICA, 57:4, 2004)