电子与通信技术 知识专业英语（第4版）Unit 4 lesson 21.pptVIP

PART1 Remote sensing is the process of collecting data about objects or landscape features without coming into direct physical contact with them.? Most remote sensing is performed from aircraft or satellites using instruments, which measure electromagnetic radiation?(EMR) that is reflected or emitted from the terrain(as shown in Fig.21-1). In other words, remote sensing is the detection and measurement of electromagnetic energy emanating from distant objects made of various materials. This is done so that we can identify and categorize these objects by class or type, substance, and spatial distribution. Remote sensing devices can be differentiated in terms of whether they are active or passive. Active systems, such as radar and sonar, beam artificially produced energy to a target and record the reflected component. Passive systems, including the photographic camera, detect only energy emanating naturally from an object, such as reflected sunlight or thermal infrared emissions. Today, remote sensors, excluding sonar devices, are typically Lesson 21 Remote Sensing Text New word Notes Exercises Translation Vocabulary PART1 Lesson 21 Remote Sensing carried on aircraft and earth-orbiting spacecraft. To complete the remote sensing process, the data captured and recorded by remote sensing systems must be analyzed by interpretive and measurement techniques in order to provide useful information about the subjects of investigation. These techniques are diverse, ranging from traditional methods of visual interpretation to methods using sophisticated computer processing. Accordingly, the two major components of remote sensing are data capture and data analysis. Text New word Notes Exercises Translation Vocabulary Fig.21-1 Remote Sensing PART1 Lesson 21 Remote Sensing Text New word Notes Exercises Translation Vocabulary Thus today we find there are two major branches of remote sensing. The branch first mentioned above is referre