Topology: Function, Uses, Importance in GIS

Topology: Function, Uses, Importance in GIS

Topology defines the process to describe and maintain the spatial relationships of map features. Function of topology: It allows the function on the basis of the following aspects: Adjacency Coincidence Connectivity Containment and others A GIS topology is a set of...
Understanding Aerial Cameras

Understanding Aerial Cameras

Aerial cameras and their use for aerial photography are the simplest and oldest of sensors used for remote sensing of the Earth’s surface. Cameras are framing systems that acquire a near-instantaneous “snapshot” of an area of the surface. The camera uses a lens to...
Methods of Data Classification.

Methods of Data Classification.

Data Classification is the process of sorting or arranging groups or categories on a map, and also the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol ( usually defined in a legend). It is used in GIS, cartography, and remote sensing to generalize...
Methods of Geocoding

Methods of Geocoding

Geocoding is the conversion of spatial information into digital form. It involves capturing the map, sometimes also capturing the attributes, and often involves address matching. It is the process of transforming a description of a location, such as a pair of...
Is Remote Sensing an Art or Science?

Is Remote Sensing an Art or Science?

ASPRS adopted a definition of remote sensing as “ The art, science, and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical object of the environment, though the process of recording, measuring and interpreting imagery and digital representations of energy...
Contributions of Remote Sensing to GIS

Contributions of Remote Sensing to GIS

Wilkinson (1996) summarized three main ways in which remote sensing and GIS technologies can be combined to enhance each other, Remote sensing is used as a tool for gathering data for use in GIS, GIS data are used as ancillary information to improve the products...