1.1 FUNDAMENTALS OF REMOTE SENSING
BASICS OF REMOTE SENSING: DEFINITIONS AND
ITS COMPONENTS –ENERGY SOURCES AND
RADIATION PRINCIPLES – ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION (EMR) – SPECTRUM – WAVE LENGTH
REGIONS IMPORTANT TO REMOTE SENSING –
ATMOSPHERIC SCATTERING , ABSORPTION –
ATMOSPHERIC WINDOWS – SPECTRAL
SIGNATURE CONCEPTS – TYPICAL SPECTRAL
REFLECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER,
VEGETATION AND SOIL CHARACTERISTIC OF REAL
REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM , PLATFORMS , ORBIT
TYPES ,SENSORS ,RESOLUTION CONCEPT
SATELLITE ,-PAY LOADED DESCRIPTION OF
IMPORTANT INDIAN EARTH RESOURCES AND
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES