Support - SPOT

The following documents provide further information about SPOT data and ERDAS Imagine software:

• Among the extensive library of remote sensing books is Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation by T.M.Lillesand and R.W.Kiefer which provides a good overview and introduction of the subject of remote sensing.

Journals illustrating a range of SPOT applications:

• Donoghue, D.N.M., Watt, P.J., Cox, N.J., Dunford, R.W., Wilson, J., Stables, S. and Smith, S. (2004) An evaluation of the use of satellite data for monitoring early development of young Sitka spruce platation forest growth, Forestry, 77 (5): 383-396.
• Disney, M., Lewis, P., Thackrah, G., Quaife, T., and Barnsley, M. (2004) Comparision of MODIS broadband albedo over an agricultural site with ground measurements and values derived from Earth observation data at a range of spatial scales, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25 (23): 5297-5317 Dec 10.
• Mehner, H., Cutler, M., Fairbarn, D., and Thompson, G. (2004) Remote sensing of upland vegetation: the potential of high spatial resolution satellite sensors, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 13 (4): 359-369 Jul.
• Prenzel, B.G., and Treitz, P. (2006) Spectral and spatial filtering for enhanced thematic change analysis of remotely sensed data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27 (5-6) 835-854 Mar.

Training

1) The Landmap Service Image Processing Courses provides exercises and sample data to attempt a range of image processing techniques, the course has been adapted for ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, PCI and Idrisi Kilimanjaro software. The course requires an Athens Username and Password.

2) ESRI (UK) offers a wide range of training courses including the Fundamentals of ERDAS Imagine image processing course. Courses can also be taken on-line via the ESRI Virtual Campus once you have registered for a Global Account

3) A self-work training book was developed by the Geography Department at Leicester University as part of a AGOCG. Click here for information about this and other training materials. The AGOCG technical report about image processing is also available: Image Processing Software Evaluation Report.

SPOT Project

General information on the SPOT Project and Programme:

• Spot Background
• Encyclopedia Astronomica
• SPOT Image home page
• Overview of SPOT satellites
• SPOT Geovar
• SPOT NASA Case Study

General Satellite Links:

• Small Satellite Homepage
• AMSAT
• The Solar Power Satellite (SPS) Concept
• Technologies for Earth Observation
• Information on the ARIANE Launcher
• ARIANE home

Satellite Images of Earth:

• Office of Earth Sciences Astronaut Photography database. Access to all photographs taken by astronauts since 1968.
• Microsoft's Terraserver

Help and Advice

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