The Satellite Imagery FAQ - contents

Last Modified: March 11th 1997:

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This FAQ is the work of several authors, without whose valuable contributions, suggestions and encouragement it would not have been possible. 

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Subject: Introduction

Introduction

This FAQ deals with imagery of Earth from Space. It aims to combine some very brief introductory material with a guide to the numerous resources available on (and off) the Internet. It is the work of members of the IMAGRS-L (Image Processing & Remote Sensing) LISTSERV. We hope it will be of value to those whose work, studies or casual interest involve Remote Sensing of the Earth.

I have also included a couple of Remote Sensing answers. The philosophy here is simple: if it's somewhat relevant, and someone's posted (and I've seen) a good piece, then it may get included.

This is an Internet document, and is generally updated monthly. If you have an out-of-date version (e.g. printout, CDROM), you can get a more up-to-date version from the addresses below.

Call for Contributions: There are gaps in this FAQ. In addition, much of the material comprises my very brief and sketchy entries to cover what would otherwise be gaping holes! If you can fill any (or all :-) of them, please help!

Material I can just cut-and-paste in is most likely to be useful/used.

Nick Kew satfaq@pobox.com

Note: the satfaq address is an autoresponder. If you are offering new material or commenting on the existing contents, you should start your subject line with keyword "submit" or "comment" respectively, which will be filed for my attention when I do the monthly updates. All other mails will generate automatic replies.

This FAQ has five parts, loosely classified as:
  1. Contents & other meta-information (this document).
  2. General Questions
  3. Technical Questions
  4. List of RS satellites & instruments, with pointers to information on the Net. Note that this does not appear in the Table of Contents, but is used as html links from elsewhere in the FAQ.
  5. Further Reading (long!)
For newsgroup comp.infosystems.gis, they are merged into a single file, to ensure the GIS-L gateway rejects it and doesn't flood readers mailboxes (someone please tell me if this fails!!!) 

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Subject: Table of Contents

Contents


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Subject: General Questions (2/5)



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Subject: Technical Questions (3/5)



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Subject: Further Information (5/5)



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Subject: Contributors

Contributors

This FAQ was started in early 1995 by Nick Kew <nick.kew@pobox.com> who still maintains it when he can find a spare moment.

Co-author Wim Bakker <bakker@itc.nl> wrote much (most?) of the best material, and helped a lot with compiling the FAQ. Wim continues to contribute actively to its maintenance.

Grant Denkinson <Grant.Denkinson@nottingham.ac.uk> not only hosts the FAQ, but frequently contributes to its maintenance.

The many authors who have contributed material, or whose posted articles have been quoted (hopefully with their permission) are credited alongside their contributions. Rather than try to draw a line between major and minor contributors, here is a simple list of those who have helped or been quoted. No doubt I've forgotten someone: please let me know! 


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  1. The Remote Sensing InterFAQ, under http://pobox.com/%7Esatfaq/
  2. At WWW servers including: and the WWW "faqlib":
  3. Posted monthly to newsgroups including sci.answers and news.answers
  4. By anonymous FTP from the rtfm archive (rtfm.mit.edu), and mirrors. 
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      cd /pub/usenet/news.answers/sci/Satellite-Imagery-FAQ
      get part1 (etc)
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