A practical introduction to the use of remote sensing data, this book focuses on the benefits, limitations, and pitfalls involved in the use of this important tool, employing case studies to clearly demonstrate both principles and practices.
David S. Wilke is on the faculty U.N.E.P. Program at Tufts University's Center for Environmental Management. John T. Finn is professor of systems ecology in the wildlife and fisheries program of the department of forestry and wildlife management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
The authors identify themselves as applied biologists who made a number of mistakes when they themselves started using remotely sensed imagery and found, in talking with other biologists/environmentalists who were also exploring digital imagery, that their errors were common to a number of individuals. This book is an attempt to prevent others from making the same errors, and to define both the limits and capabilities of remote sensing . . . [E]xtremely well done.