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Introduction John R. Jensen Mark W. Jackson Department of Geography University of South Carolina Introduction Remote Sensing is the Process of collecting data about objects or landscape features without coming into direct physical contact with them. Most Remote Sensing is performed from orbital or sub orbital platforms using instruments that measure electromagnetic radiation reflected or emitted from the terrain (Figure 1- ) Other sensors use other mediums such as magnetic fields, sound waves, etc. These methods work on the same principles as electromagnetic Remote Sensing , but comprise a small part of the total data produced from Remote Sensing .

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