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PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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chapters, showing the distinction between Spectral, Radiomet-
ric, and Spatial Enhancements. Chapters 8-14 provide a great
compilation of instructions for students to follow in order to dig-
itize using manual photointerpretation in both two and three
dimensions, supervised and unsupervised classification, and
detailed thematic accuracy assessment, mostly using ERDAS.
The book does not thoroughly explain the underlying basics
of evaluating and processing remotely sensed data, creating a
potential weak spot that may impact a student’s overall un-
derstanding of remote sensing and image processing if used
as a stand-alone resource.
In summation, this book serves as an easy how-to guide for
new users of ERDAS, as well as for students new to geospatial
technology. I appreciate the book’s presentation of detailed
step-by-step instructions for commonly used project applica-
tions. The book can serve as a reference for getting started,
as well as a quick reminder for existing users. Readers will
find the exercises useful in understanding how to use ERDAS
IMAGINE, ESRI ArcMap for Desktop, QGIS, as well as to
compare the similarities and differences between the three
software. I am looking forward to future editions stemming
from this effort.
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