Overview

Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Remote Sensing is the first workbook to highlight the image processing capabilities inherent in ArcGIS software. Designed to complement remote sensing textbooks in an undergraduate curriculum, this workbook teaches students image processing and analysis skills with ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop. The book uses step-by-step instruction, guided activities that reinforce learned concepts, and independent projects that encourage students to solve problems using local data. A DVD with Landsat imagery and other data accompanies the book along with access to ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop Advanced software (180-day use). Instructor resources are available.

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Author:   Kathryn Keranen ,  Robert Kolvoord
Publisher:   ESRI Press
Imprint:   ESRI Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781589483361

ISBN 10:   1589483367
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   30 December 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Workflow Module 1 - Enhancing images Project 1: Displaying and enhancing Landsat imagery of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Displaying and enhancing Landsat imagery of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 2 - Composite images Project 1: Creating multispectral imagery of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Creating multispectral imagery of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 3 - Spectral signatures Project 1: Investigating spectral signatures of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Investigating spectral signatures of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 4 - Land cover Project 1: Comparing digitized land cover to USGS land-cover classes in Loudoun County, Virginia Project 2: Comparing digitized land cover to USGS land-cover classes near Lake Mohave Project 3: On your own Module 5 - Unsupervised classification Project 1: Calculating unsupervised classification of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Calculating unsupervised classification of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 6 - Supervised classification Project 1: Calculating supervised classification of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Calculating supervised classification of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 7 - Classification accuracy Project 1: Assessing the accuracy of land-cover data and different types of classification of the Chesapeake Bay Project 2: Assessing the accuracy of land-cover data and different types of classifications of Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 8 - Urban change Project 1: Measuring urban change in Loudoun County, Virginia Project 2: Measuring urban change in Las Vegas, Nevada Project 3: On your own Module 9 - Water Project 1: Measuring the impact of drought on Texas reservoirs Project 2: Measuring Minnesota lake temperature using thermal infrared data Project 3: On your own Module 10 - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Project 1: Using NDVI to study drought conditions in Texas Project 2: Using NDVI to study seasonal change in Minnesota Project 3: On your own Appendix A: Downloading Landsat imagery Appendix B: References Appendix C: Image and data credits Appendix D: Data license agreement Appendix E: Installing the data and software

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Kathryn Keranen is an instructor at James Madison University and the co-founder of the dual enrollment Geospatial Semester. She is a curriculum writer and co-author of Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS (Esri Press 2011). Robert Kolvoord is a professor at James Madison University where he also serves as the interim dean of the College of Integrated Science and Engineering. He is a researcher, curriculum developer, and co-author of Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS (Esri Press 2011).

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