Cameron Windham
Remotely Tracking Growth of the Sugarcane Industry in São Paulo, Brazil
The use of remote sensing technologies to track the development of the sugarcane industry is a topic of much attention
ASTER and the Spectral Recipe for Finding Gold
In the last section of this series, we took a look at both the ASTER sensor and the vast library of ...
The ASTER Spectral Library – a True Monument of Remote Sensing Data
In the first part of this series, Cameron Windham from Apollo Mapping takes a look at the nuts and bolts of the widely-used ASTER Spectral Library.
The Rainforest Magician – Optical Illusions and the Spectra of the Canopy
The findings of a recent paper published in Nature found a sun-sensor geometry arrangement was the cause for historically high readings of green-ness in the rainforest canopy.
Shadows and Angles: Measuring Object Heights from Satellite Imagery
Because of the wonderful metadata that comes with satellite images, shadows can be employed to estimate the height of the objects which cast them.
The Role of High-Resolution Imagery and GIS in Flood Relief Efforts in Colorado
With flooding events in the United States, high-resolution imagery and GIS play a role assessing flood-related damages in order to assign and focus relief efforts.