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Remote Sensing Sensor: Comparison
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A remote sensing sensor is an instrument that detects and measures physical signals from objects, surfaces, or environmental phenomena without direct physical contact, converting the detected signals into data for subsequent analysis and interpretation [1]. In Earth observation, remote sensing sensors primarily measure electromagnetic radiation within selected portions of the spectrum, including visible, infrared, and microwave wavelengths [1][2]. Sensors can differ in their measurement principles and in their spatial, spectral, radiometric, and temporal characteristics, which determine the type and quality of information that can be obtained from observations [3]. Remote sensing sensors may operate as passive systems that detect naturally occurring radiation or as active systems that emit energy and measure the returned signal [1]. They can also be designed as imaging or non-imaging instruments according to whether their measurements are spatially organized to form an image [1]. Remote sensing sensors are deployed on observation platforms such as satellites and aircraft and constitute the primary measurement component through which remotely observable properties of the Earth and its environment are recorded as structured data [1][4].

  • remote sensor
  • imaging sensor
  • passive sensor
  • active sensor
  • earth observation sensor

Remote Sensing and Land Use • Atmospheric Science • Earth and Planetary Sciences • Physical Sciences

References

  1. Lingli Zhu; Juha Suomalainen; Jingbin Liu; Juha Hyyppä; Harri Kaartinen; Henrik Haggren. A Review: Remote Sensing Sensors; IntechOpen: Rijeka, Croatia, 2018. [CrossRef]
  2. Ghassem R. Asrar; Advances in Quantitative Earth Remote Sensing: Past, Present and Future. Sensors 2019, 19, 5399. [CrossRef]
  3. Ramaseri Chandra, S.N. System characterization of Earth observation sensors; US Geological Survey: Reston, VA, United States, 2021. [CrossRef]
  4. Branka Cuca; Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis; Space technology meets policy: An overview of Earth Observation sensors for monitoring of cultural landscapes within policy framework for Cultural Heritage. J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep. 2017, 14, 727-733. [CrossRef]
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