This paper presents an overview of optical fiber sensor networks for remote sensing. Firstly, the state of the art of remote fiber sensor systems has been considered. We have summarized the great evolution of these systems in recent years; this progress confirms that fiber-optic remote sensing is a promising technology with a wide field of practical applications. Afterwards, the most representa...

Natural disasters are extreme events within the earth's system that result in death or injury to humans, and damage or loss of valuable goods, such as buildings, communication systems, agricultural land, forest, natural environment etc. For the management of natural disasters a large amount of multi -temporal spatial data is required. Satellite remote sensing is the ideal tool for disaster mana...

Satellite remote sensing is par excellence a powerful and efficient tool to ensure acquisition of images over wide areas in short time and with great repetition that can be used in environmental impact studies. This paper proposes an overview on the role of satellite remote sensing in environmental impact assessment. The article points out how modern technology specific to remote sensing can be...

Parameters’ acquisition is a key step for the distributed hydrological model when simulating a basin. Based on remote sensing technology, this article proposed a parameters acquisition method of distributed hydrological model. That is extracting the important ground objects’ information from the images to obtain some parameters of the model. This article also used the hierarchical classificatio...

An Integrated Earth Sensing demands seamless access to large-scale geospatial data gathered by remote sensing and in-situ sensor network deployments. To that end, the Global Earth Observation (GEO) Grid provides a framework for sharing a wide array of scientific information such as satellite data, geologic maps, and insitu sensing data in a standards-compliant manner. In this paper, we describe...

In the last decade, with the advance of technology, and the development of more sophisticated remote sensing sensors systems, the use of satellite imagery and remote sensing has opened the fields of exploration and application. Among these new fields is transportation. As this imagery data becomes more readily available, transportation organizations will have to learn to exploit these useful sy...

The achievements made in genomic technology in recent decades are yet to be matched by fast and accurate crop phenotyping methods. Such crop phenotyping methods are required for crop improvement efforts to meet expected demand for food and fibre in the future. This review evaluates the role of proximal remote sensing buggies for field-based phenotyping with a particular focus on the application...

Optimisation of LiDAR derived terrain models for river flow modelling G. Mandlburger, C. Hauer, B. Höfle, H. Habersack, and N. Pfeifer Christian Doppler Laboratory “Spatial Data from Laser Scanning and Remote Sensing” at the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vienna University of Technology, Gusshausstrasse 27–29, 1040 Vienna, Austria Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hy...

The US Northern Great Plains is one of the world’s most agriculturally productive areas. Growers in the region are eager to adopt modern technology to improve productivity and income. Use of information derived from remote sensing satellites to better manage farms and rangelands while reducing environmental impacts has gained popularity in recent years. However, prohibitive costs and non-availa...