• DocumentCode
    1358097
  • Title

    Space technology: Landsat: Multispectral eye in the sky: Data collected by the Landsat satellites´ remote sensors are exploited in mapping, meteorology, and resource identification

  • Author

    Horan, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Co., Valley Forge, PA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    63
  • Abstract
    The Landsat system, formerly the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), comprises three major components: two spacecraft, remote sensors, and the ground data-handling system. The overall system is designed to perform three functions: the acquisition of multispectral images, the collection of data from the remotely located sensors, and the production of photographic and digital data.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; geophysical equipment; remote sensing; artificial satellite; data acquisition; digital data; multispectral images; multispectral scanner; remote sensors; resource identification; spacecraft; Earth; Image color analysis; Orbits; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sensors; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369153
  • Filename
    6369153