“… this book comprehensively covers the fundamentals of satellite remote sensing, including radiation physics, atmospheric correction, spectral signatures of ground targets, sensors, image processing and analysis, and information retrieval. It also includes enlightening chapters on the validation of satellite-retrieved information and the integration of remote sensing data with geographical information systems. The breadth and depth of this book benefit greatly from the author’s wide range of research experience in various fields of remote sensing applications. The text is well written and easy to follow, and the figures are well crafted and informative. It can be an ideal choice as a textbook for an introductory course on satellite remote sensing of the land surface, and it can also be a dependable desktop copy for remote sensing scientists and professionals.”
―Dr. Jing M. Chen, University of Toronto, Canada

“… one of the most easy-to-follow, best-organised and accessible overviews of the topic. The inclusion in this second edition of ample schematic examples and conceptual colour illustrations is very helpful in explaining the hard-to-grasp terminology that, more often than not, remote sensing textbooks fail to disentangle. … It is an excellent resource for students and practitioners alike.”
―Dr. Elias Symeonakis, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

“I value this book highly because it deals with the whole remote sensing chain in a systematic way. … a comprehensive introduction into the field of remote sensing. It covers all relevant aspects of the remote observation of the Earth’s surface …”
―Dr. Jan Clevers, Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

“… It is an absolutely essential read for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to get on top of the basics in image processing and classification.”
―Kevin Tansey, University of Leicester, UK

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