Remote Sensing

  1. Remote Sensing Platforms
    1. Ground-Based Platforms
      1. Handheld Instruments
        1. Field Spectrometers
          1. Thermal Cameras
            1. GPS Units
            2. Stationary Platforms
              1. Tower-Mounted Systems
                1. Building-Mounted Sensors
                2. Mobile Ground Platforms
                  1. Vehicle-Mounted Systems
                    1. Ground Penetrating Radar Systems
                  2. Airborne Platforms
                    1. Manned Aircraft Systems
                      1. Fixed-Wing Aircraft
                        1. High-Altitude Aircraft
                          1. Low-Altitude Aircraft
                            1. Specialized Research Aircraft
                            2. Helicopters
                              1. Advantages for Remote Sensing
                                1. Operational Limitations
                              2. Unmanned Aerial Systems
                                1. Multirotor Platforms
                                  1. Quadcopters
                                    1. Hexacopters
                                      1. Octocopters
                                      2. Fixed-Wing UAVs
                                        1. Small Fixed-Wing Systems
                                          1. Large Fixed-Wing Systems
                                          2. Hybrid VTOL Systems
                                          3. Airborne Platform Considerations
                                            1. Flight Planning
                                              1. Weather Dependencies
                                                1. Regulatory Requirements
                                                  1. Cost Factors
                                                2. Spaceborne Platforms
                                                  1. Satellite Orbit Types
                                                    1. Low Earth Orbit
                                                      1. Medium Earth Orbit
                                                        1. Geostationary Orbit
                                                          1. Sun-Synchronous Orbit
                                                            1. Polar Orbit
                                                            2. Orbital Characteristics
                                                              1. Altitude Effects
                                                                1. Inclination Angles
                                                                  1. Orbital Period
                                                                    1. Ground Track Patterns
                                                                    2. Major Satellite Programs
                                                                      1. Landsat Program
                                                                        1. Landsat 1-3 (MSS Era)
                                                                          1. Landsat 4-5 (TM Era)
                                                                            1. Landsat 7 (ETM+ Era)
                                                                              1. Landsat 8 (OLI/TIRS Era)
                                                                                1. Landsat 9 (OLI-2/TIRS-2 Era)
                                                                                2. Sentinel Program
                                                                                  1. Sentinel-1 (SAR)
                                                                                    1. Sentinel-2 (Multispectral)
                                                                                      1. Sentinel-3 (Ocean/Land)
                                                                                        1. Sentinel-5P (Atmospheric)
                                                                                        2. MODIS Program
                                                                                          1. Terra MODIS
                                                                                            1. Aqua MODIS
                                                                                            2. SPOT Program
                                                                                              1. SPOT 1-5
                                                                                                1. SPOT 6-7
                                                                                                2. Commercial High-Resolution Satellites
                                                                                                  1. WorldView Series
                                                                                                    1. GeoEye Series
                                                                                                      1. QuickBird
                                                                                                        1. IKONOS
                                                                                                          1. Pleiades
                                                                                                        2. Satellite Platform Design
                                                                                                          1. Spacecraft Bus Systems
                                                                                                            1. Power Systems
                                                                                                              1. Communication Systems
                                                                                                                1. Attitude Control Systems

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