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Until now, there have been few and limited attempts to address the critical issue of field methods in remote sensing. This text is a welcome and needed addition to the field. It speaks to this gap in the literature of both remote sensing pedagogy and research methodology. Students and professionals alike should find its guidelines, bibliography, and sample field note forms most useful. I intend to use the text in my courses in advanced remote sensing and digital image analysis, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, respectively. --Floyd M. Henderson, Department of Geography, University at Albany, The State University of New York <br> It is strange that no comprehensive publication on this important subject has appeared until now. Professionals and students will be indebted to McCoy for his explanations in plain English of the ins and outs of conducting field work for remote sensing projects, based on his years of practical experience. The book covers all areas of remote sensing where field work is required, ranging from biophysical to social applications. There are detailed discussions on the use of GPS, methods of sampling, and field spectroscopy, and the appendices are also particularly useful. Full of sound advice, this is an indispensable contribution for all those engaged in remote sensing. It will also serve as a text in undergraduate- and graduate-level field methods courses. I strongly recommend this book. --C. P. Lo, Department of Geography, University of Georgia <br> This book fills a void that exists in other remote sensing texts. McCoy shows the reader how to collect ground reference information in support of remotely sensed data and offers helpful sampleproblems and solutions from his many years of experience in the field. I highly recommend this text as a complement to the standard remote sensing books for all graduate students who will be collecting ground reference (ground truth) data. In addition, professionals who use GPS, GIS, or remote sensing data will find this text to be a handy guide in improving the value of their field measurement and observations. This book should be a part of the library of anyone who uses remote sensing data. --Chris J. Johannsen, Department of Agronomy (Emeritus), Purdue University<br>

Until now, there have been few and limited attempts to address the critical issue of field methods in remote sensing. This text is a welcome and needed addition to the field. It speaks to this gap in the literature of both remote sensing pedagogy and research methodology. Students and professionals alike should find its guidelines, bibliography, and sample field note forms most useful. I intend to use the text in my courses in advanced remote sensing and digital image analysis, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, respectively. --Floyd M. Henderson, Department of Geography, University at Albany, The State University of New York It is strange that no comprehensive publication on this important subject has appeared until now. Professionals and students will be indebted to McCoy for his explanations in plain English of the ins and outs of conducting field work for remote sensing projects, based on his years of practical experience. The book covers all areas of remote sensing where field work is required, ranging from biophysical to social applications. There are detailed discussions on the use of GPS, methods of sampling, and field spectroscopy, and the appendices are also particularly useful. Full of sound advice, this is an indispensable contribution for all those engaged in remote sensing. It will also serve as a text in undergraduate- and graduate-level field methods courses. I strongly recommend this book. --C. P. Lo, Department of Geography, University of Georgia This book fills a void that exists in other remote sensing texts. McCoy shows the reader how to collect ground reference information in support of remotely sensed data and offers helpful sample problems and solutions from his many years of experience in the field. I highly recommend this text as a complement to the standard remote sensing books for all graduate students who will be collecting ground reference (ground truth) data. In addition, professionals who use GPS, GIS, or remote sensing data will find this text to be a handy guide in improving the value of their field measurement and observations. This book should be a part of the library of anyone who uses remote sensing data. --Chris J. Johannsen, Department of Agronomy (Emeritus), Purdue University Until now, there have been few and limited attempts to address the critical issue of field methods in remote sensing. This text is a welcome and needed addition to the field. It speaks to this gap in the literature of both remote sensing pedagogy and research methodology. Students and professionals alike should find its guidelines, bibliography, and sample field note forms most useful. I intend to use the text in my courses in advanced remote sensing and digital image analysis, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, respectively. --Floyd M. Henderson, Department of Geography, University at Albany, The State University of New York It is strange that no comprehensive publication on this important subject has appeared until now. Professionals and students will be indebted to McCoy for his explanations in plain English of the ins and outs of conducting field work for remote sensing projects, based on his years of practical experience. The book covers all areas of remote sensing where field work is required, ranging from biophysical to social applications. There are detailed discussions on the use of GPS, methods of sampling, and field spectroscopy, and the appendices are also particularly useful. Full of sound advice, this is an indispensable contribution for all those engaged in remote sensing. It will also serve as a text in undergraduate- and graduate-level field methods courses. I strongly recommend this book. --C. P. Lo, Department of Geography, University of Georgia This book fills a void that exists in other remote sensing texts. McCoy shows the reader how to collect ground reference information in support of remotely sensed data and offers helpful sample problems and solutions from his many years of experience in the field. I highly recommend this text as a complement to the standard remote sensing books for all graduate students who will be collecting ground reference (ground truth) data. In addition, professionals who use GPS, GIS, or remote sensing data will find this text to be a handy guide in improving the value of their field measurement and observations. This book should be a part of the library of anyone who uses remote sensing data. --Chris J. Johannsen, Department of Agronomy (Emeritus), Purdue University Until now, there have been few and limited attempts to address the critical issue of field methods in remote sensing. This text is a welcome and needed addition to the field. It speaks to this gap in the literature of both remote sensing pedagogy and research methodology. Students and professionals alike should find its guidelines, bibliography, and sample field note forms most useful. I intend to use the text in my courses in advanced remote sensing and digital image analysis, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, respectively. --Floyd M. Henderson, Department of Geography, University at Albany, The State University of New York It is strange that no comprehensive publication on this important subject has appeared until now. Professionals and students will be indebted to McCoy for his explanations in plain English of the ins and outs of conducting field work for remote sensing projects, based on his years of practical experience. The book covers all areas of remote sensing where field work is required, ranging from biophysical to social applications. There are detailed discussions on the use of GPS, methods of sampling, and field spectroscopy, and the appendices are also particularly useful. Full of sound advice, this is an indispensable contribution for all those engaged in remote sensing. It will also serve as a text in undergraduate- and graduate-level field methods courses. I strongly recommend this book. --C. P. Lo, Department of Geography, University of Georgia This book fills a void that exists in other remote sensing texts. McCoy shows the reader how to collect ground reference information in support of remotely sensed data and offers helpful sampleproblems and solutions from his many years of experience in the field. I highly recommend this text as a complement to the standard remote sensing books for all graduate students who will be collecting ground reference (ground truth) data. In addition, professionals who use GPS, GIS, or remote sensing data will find this text to be a handy guide in improving the value of their field measurement and observations. This book should be a part of the library of anyone who uses remote sensing data. --Chris J. Johannsen, Department of Agronomy (Emeritus), Purdue University

Until now, there have been few and limited attempts to address the critical issue of field methods in remote sensing. This text is a welcome and needed addition to the field. It speaks to this gap in the literature of both remote sensing pedagogy and research methodology. Students and professionals alike should find its guidelines, bibliography, and sample field note forms most useful. I intend to use the text in my courses in advanced remote sensing and digital image analysis, for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, respectively. --Floyd M. Henderson, Department of Geography, University at Albany, The State University of New York It is strange that no comprehensive publication on this important subject has appeared until now. Professionals and students will be indebted to McCoy for his explanations in plain English of the ins and outs of conducting field work for remote sensing projects, based on his years of practical experience. The book covers all areas of remote sensing where field work is required, ranging from biophysical to social applications. There are detailed discussions on the use of GPS, methods of sampling, and field spectroscopy, and the appendices are also particularly useful. Full of sound advice, this is an indispensable contribution for all those engaged in remote sensing. It will also serve as a text in undergraduate- and graduate-level field methods courses. I strongly recommend this book. --C. P. Lo, Department of Geography, University of Georgia This book fills a void that exists in other remote sensing texts. McCoy shows the reader how to collect ground reference information in support of remotely sensed data and offers helpful sample problems and solutions from his many years of experience in the field. I highly recommend this text as a complement to the standard remote sensing books for all graduate students who will be collecting ground reference (ground truth) data. In addition, professionals who use GPS, GIS, or remote sensing data will find this text to be a handy guide in improving the value of their field measurement and observations. This book should be a part of the library of anyone who uses remote sensing data. --Chris J. Johannsen, Department of Agronomy (Emeritus), Purdue University

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Roger M. McCoy earned a BS degree in petroleum geology from the University of Oklahoma, and worked for an oil company for several years before starting graduate school. He obtained a master’s degree in geography from the University of Colorado, followed by a PhD in geography with an emphasis in remote sensing at the University of Kansas. After short periods of teaching at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Kentucky, Dr. McCoy taught at the University of Utah until his retirement in 1998. During that time he taught remote sensing and physical geography and conducted research in remote sensing of vegetation, soils, and hydrocarbons. He lives near Tucson with his wife, Sue, and continues his interests in research and writing.

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