Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

This book introduces remote sensing for environmental monitoring, emphasizing its importance and varied applications in environmental assessment. It delineates core image interpretation and analysis principles, details satellite platforms and sensors, and explores aerial and ground-based remote sensing technologies through case studies. It includes data acquisition, preprocessing, and specialized imaging methods such as multispectral, hyperspectral, and thermal infrared imaging. Discussions extend to microwave and lidar applications and integration with GIS for environmental mapping. Chapters cover applications in water quality monitoring, land cover analysis, vegetation dynamics, atmospheric and climate studies, coastal and marine environments, urban areas, and wildlife habitat assessment. Lastly, the book explores emerging technologies and future trends in remote sensing for environmental monitoring, offering insights into potential applications, challenges, and directions.

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring.- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Techniques for Environmental Assessment.- Satellite Platforms and Sensors for Environmental Monitoring.- Aerial and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Analysis.- Data Acquisition, Pre-processing, and Image Processing Techniques for Environmental Studies.- Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Thermal Infrared Imaging for Environmental Assessment.- Microwave and Lidar Applications in Environmental Monitoring and Management.- Integration of Remote Sensing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Environmental Mapping.- Remote Sensing Applications in Water Quality Monitoring and Management.- Monitoring Land Cover, Land Use Change, and Vegetation Dynamics Using Remote Sensing.- Remote Sensing for Atmospheric and Climate Studies in Environmental Science.- Remote Sensing of Coastal, Marine Environments, and Urban Areas for Environmental Conservation.- Wildlife Habitat Assessment and Conservation with Remote Sensing Technologies.- Emerging Technologies and Future Trends in Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring.

Dr. Vara Saritha, M.Sc., M.Tech., Ph.D., is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Life Science, Environmental Science Division, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She has 20 years of teaching and research experience. Specializations of the author include environmental planning and sustainable development, addressing challenges of potable water, and remote sensing technology. The author has published 80 research papers and is also active in addressing issues of public and occupational health and corrosion studies. She authored 4 textbooks. She has presented around 50 research papers in several national and international seminars and conferences. She has completed 3 research projects funded by University Grants Commission, Department of Science and Technology and GITAM. Three students have been awarded Ph.D. under her guidance and currently she is mentoring 4 students. She is Reviewer to 12 international journals in the field of environmental science. 

Dr. Chaitanya Baliram Pande completed his Ph.D. in environment science at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, India, and an M.Sc. in geoinformatics at Amravati University in 2011. He has more than 13+ years of teaching, research, and industry experience. He is included in the 2% Stanford scientist list, 2024.  He is Reviewer for several scientific journals of international repute, and he is Editorial Board Member in the American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. He has published 120+ research papers, 2 textbooks, 10 edited books, 19 conference papers, and 25+ book chapters. Altogether, they have received more than 4761 citations as per Google Scholar. His research interests include remote sensing, GIS, air pollution, Google Earth Engine, machine learning, watershed management, hydrogeology, hydrological modeling, drought monitoring, land use and land cover analysis, groundwater quality, urban planning, hydro-geochemistry, groundwater modeling, geology, and hyperspectral remote sensing.

Mr. Raj Singh, M.Sc., PGD, is Research Scholar in the Department of Environmental Science GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He served as Assistant Professor at Dr. K. N. Modi University, Newai, Rajasthan, and Tula’s Institute, Dehradun, India. He is Alumnus of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Gov. of India, and also worked on a France-funded IDDRI project at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Campus, Goa, India. He is Active Member of Wetland International, Wageningen, Netherlands, and the British Ecological Society London, UK. His expertise is in space science, environmental science, wetland ecology, remote sensing, and GIS. He has published over 20 scientific articles in reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals, review, book chapters, presented 6 papers at international conferences, and edited 3 books with Jenny Stanford and Springer Nature publisher.