Index
AAG. See Association of American Geographers
absorption
defined, 301
in remote sensing, 300–302, 300f
accuracy, of GPS, 81–86, 82f, 83f, 84f, 85f
across-track scanning, 327, 328f
addition, of raster overlays, 157–158, 158f
address matching, 229–233, 229f, 230t, 231f, 232f
with AGX, 467–469
GE and, 245–250, 258–263
address standardization, 230, 230t
Advanced Infrared Sounder (AIRS), 359, 360f
at Visible Earth, 361
Advanced Land Imager (ALI), of EO-1, 338
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
(AMSR-E), 359–361, 360f
at Visible Earth, 361
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A),
359, 360f
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and
Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), 357–358, 358f
Web Image Gallery, 358
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR), 367
AEJEE. See ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators
aerial photography, 2
from balloons, 270, 271f
CIR photo, 276–277, 276f, 277f
development of, 270–275
distance measurements in, 285–286
height measurements in, 286–287, 287f
interpretation of, 280–284, 281f, 283f
from kites, 270, 271f
maps and, 277
measurements from, 284–287, 287f
for military purposes, 271–274, 272f, 273f, 274f
oblique photo, 271f, 279, 279f
orthophotos, 277–278
panchromatic, 276
from planes, 272–275, 274f
purposes for, 270
types of, 275–280
vertical photo, 273f, 275–276
for World War I, 271–272, 272f
for World War II, 272–273
Aerial Photos, in Microsoft MapCruncher, 71
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA), 272
affine transformation, 59
Afternoon Constellation, 362, 362f
AGX. See ArcGIS Explorer
aircraft, satellites compared with, 324–325
AIRS. See Advanced Infrared Sounder
algorithm, for calculating shortest path, 234–235
ALI. See Advanced Land Imager
almanac, 77
downloading into Trimble Planning Software, 92
along-track scanning, 327, 328f
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS), 441
AmericaView, 334–335, 442–443, 442f
AMSR-E. See Advanced Microwave Scanning
Radiometer for EOS
AMSU-A. See Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
anaglyph, 454–455, 455f
AND operator, 150
animations, in GE, 394–395
Application Programming Interface (API), 451
Aqua, 358–361, 360f
AIRS, 359, 360f, 361
AMSR-E, 359–361, 360f
AMSU-A, 359, 360f
CERES, 359, 361
HSB, 359, 360f, 361
MODIS, 359, 361
Visible Earth and, 361
ArcCatalog, 132
ArcEditor, 114
ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators (AEJEE), 115, 115f
Add Event Theme, 251
adding data and working with TOC, 121–122
adding image to map, 208
adding map elements, 203–204
adding overview map, 208
adding text to map, 207–208
analysis of geocoded results in, 252–253
Buffer tool, 167–172
Catalog in, 120–121
creating and using buffers around lines, 168–169
creating and using buffers around points, 167–168
creating and using buffers around polygons, 169–171
database queries in, 165–167
examining attribute tables in, 126–127
Find tool, 125–126
GIS layouts in, 200–210
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f = figure; t = table
AAG. See Association of American Geographers
absorption
defined, 301
in remote sensing, 300–302, 300f
accuracy, of GPS, 81–86, 82f, 83f, 84f, 85f
across-track scanning, 327, 328f
addition, of raster overlays, 157–158, 158f
address matching, 229–233, 229f, 230t, 231f, 232f
with AGX, 467–469
GE and, 245–250, 258–263
address standardization, 230, 230t
Advanced Infrared Sounder (AIRS), 359, 360f
at Visible Earth, 361
Advanced Land Imager (ALI), of EO-1, 338
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS
(AMSR-E), 359–361, 360f
at Visible Earth, 361
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A),
359, 360f
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and
Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), 357–358, 358f
Web Image Gallery, 358
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR), 367
AEJEE. See ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators
aerial photography, 2
from balloons, 270, 271f
CIR photo, 276–277, 276f, 277f
development of, 270–275
distance measurements in, 285–286
height measurements in, 286–287, 287f
interpretation of, 280–284, 281f, 283f
from kites, 270, 271f
maps and, 277
measurements from, 284–287, 287f
for military purposes, 271–274, 272f, 273f, 274f
oblique photo, 271f, 279, 279f
orthophotos, 277–278
panchromatic, 276
from planes, 272–275, 274f
purposes for, 270
types of, 275–280
vertical photo, 273f, 275–276
for World War I, 271–272, 272f
for World War II, 272–273
Aerial Photos, in Microsoft MapCruncher, 71
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (TARA), 272
affine transformation, 59
Afternoon Constellation, 362, 362f
AGX. See ArcGIS Explorer
aircraft, satellites compared with, 324–325
AIRS. See Advanced Infrared Sounder
algorithm, for calculating shortest path, 234–235
ALI. See Advanced Land Imager
almanac, 77
downloading into Trimble Planning Software, 92
along-track scanning, 327, 328f
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS), 441
AmericaView, 334–335, 442–443, 442f
AMSR-E. See Advanced Microwave Scanning
Radiometer for EOS
AMSU-A. See Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
anaglyph, 454–455, 455f
AND operator, 150
animations, in GE, 394–395
Application Programming Interface (API), 451
Aqua, 358–361, 360f
AIRS, 359, 360f, 361
AMSR-E, 359–361, 360f
AMSU-A, 359, 360f
CERES, 359, 361
HSB, 359, 360f, 361
MODIS, 359, 361
Visible Earth and, 361
ArcCatalog, 132
ArcEditor, 114
ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators (AEJEE), 115, 115f
Add Event Theme, 251
adding data and working with TOC, 121–122
adding image to map, 208
adding map elements, 203–204
adding overview map, 208
adding text to map, 207–208
analysis of geocoded results in, 252–253
Buffer tool, 167–172
Catalog in, 120–121
creating and using buffers around lines, 168–169
creating and using buffers around points, 167–168
creating and using buffers around polygons, 169–171
database queries in, 165–167
examining attribute tables in, 126–127
Find tool, 125–126
GIS layouts in, 200–210
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f = figure; t = table