<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Remote Sensing</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/remote-sensing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 23:38:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Ice Mapping App</title><link>http://gislounge.com/ice-mapping-app/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/ice-mapping-app/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:30:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mobile GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cryosat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European Space Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ice mapping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ice thickness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[satellite data]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8800</guid> <description><![CDATA[The European Space Agency has released a new iOS app for accessing ice data from the ESA&#8217;s CryoSat mission.  Cryosat-2 was launched in April of last year to collect data to further understanding of the relationship between the world&#8217;s ice coverage and climate change.  Data collected from the satellite includes ice thickness and changes in [...]]]></description> 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available both in the military and civilian sectors for their usefulness for remotely acquiring a variety of data.  Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), previously referred to as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), are integrated ground, air, and data systems in which an aircraft (fixed wing or rotary) are either remotely piloted [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/using-unmanned-aerial-systems-uas-for-remote-sensing-of-archaeological-sites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Understanding the Earth&#8217;s Gravity with ESA&#8217;s Swarm Satellites</title><link>http://gislounge.com/understanding-the-earths-gravity-with-esa-swarm-satellites/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/understanding-the-earths-gravity-with-esa-swarm-satellites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:26:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[esa]]></category> 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Once launched, the Earth Explorer Swarm mission will be used to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/understanding-the-earths-gravity-with-esa-swarm-satellites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CryoSat-2</title><link>http://gislounge.com/cryosat-2/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/cryosat-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:10:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CryoSat-2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earth observation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[esa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European Space Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ice thickness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[polar ice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[satellite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sea ice thickness]]></category><guid 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<category><![CDATA[InSAR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8174</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (also known as InSAR) uses remote sensing techniques to compare  two or more synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images in order to detect changes in the earth&#8217;s surface over time as small as a few millimeters.  The combined image analysis is represented by a color ramping indicating the differences in surface heights between the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/detecting-surface-change/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Urban Heat Island Analysis</title><link>http://gislounge.com/urban-heat-island-analysis/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/urban-heat-island-analysis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:41:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ESRIN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European Space Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban heat islands]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8124</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remote sensing methods are being used to monitor thermal radiation in European cities.  Hardscape surfaces such as roof tops and concrete pavement absorb solar radiation during the day and retain that heat longer than softscape surfaces such as vegetation.  This phenomenon is known as an urban heat island and the contrast can most notably be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/urban-heat-island-analysis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Remote Sensing Organic Crops</title><link>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:02:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conventional crops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European Space Agency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic crops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote sensing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8089</guid> <description><![CDATA[The variations in crops grown organically versus conventionally are significant enough to be detected by analysis on satellite imagery.  The European Space Agency  (ESA) has been working with Ecocert, an organic certification organization, as well as consulting firms Keyobs and VISTA, and Belgium’s University of Liège, to develop a methodology to analyze satellite imagery to differentiate crop fields [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/remote-sensing-organic-crops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>LiDAR Resources</title><link>http://gislounge.com/lidar-resources/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/lidar-resources/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:30:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Link Library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LiDAR]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/data/lidar-resources/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Find resources, tutorials and tools for working with LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) elevation data, particularly within the GIS environment. LAStools Tools page from Martin Isenburg and Jonathan Shewchuk for converting, viewing, and compressing LIDAR data in LAS format. LIDAR Data from NOAA Use this page to see if LIDAR data is available for download [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/lidar-resources/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Object Oriented Image Analysis For Urban Development and Management</title><link>http://gislounge.com/object-oriented-image-analysis-for-urban-development-and-management/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/object-oriented-image-analysis-for-urban-development-and-management/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:11:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Afroz S.M.</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry and Subjects in GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Remote Sensing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Object Oriented Image Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban planning]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=781</guid> <description><![CDATA[The research topic is land cover mapping with object oriented image analysis approach. The research took urban conglomeration of Vijayawada city as one of the case study. Over the last 30 years remote sensing methods have operationally been used for environmental issues, especially in areas where only insufficient field data are available for urban development [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/object-oriented-image-analysis-for-urban-development-and-management/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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