I-4
Index
base stations, for GPS, 83–84
baselines, SPCS, 42–43
batch geocoding, 231
BatchGeo, 232, 245–247, 258–260
battlefields, aerial photography of, 271–272, 272f
Beidou, 87
benchmarks, searching for, 96
Bing Maps, 236–238
in AGX, 466–467
Bird’s eye, 428–429
oblique photos on, 280
3D visualization in, 405
Bird’s eye, in Bing Maps, 428–429
Blackbird. See Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
blocks, in 3D modeling, 406–409, 407f, 408f, 409f
blogs, on geospatial technology, 457
blue band, 299
in TM, 332
Blue Marble, 364
Boolean operators, 150–151
Boston, aerial photography of, 270, 271f
Brain, Marshall, 79
Brightness Values (BVs)
in color composites, 309–311, 310f, 310t
in remote sensing, 306–307, 307f
spectral profiles and, 319–321
buffer, 151–152, 152f
in AGX, 467–468
around lines in AEJEE, 168–169
around points in AEJEE, 167–168
around polygons in AEJEE, 169–171
as selection tool, 154, 154f
working in GIS with, 154
building footprint, extrusion of, 426–427
building footprints, digitizing of, 425–426
Burke Lakefront Airport, 318–319
Burley, Idaho, CIR photo of, 276–277, 277f
BVs. See Brightness Values
c. See speed of light
C/A code. See coarse acquisition code
Cache In Trash Out, 89
camera, invention of, 269–270
Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS), 101
car navigation systems. See vehicle navigation systems
carbon monoxide, in South America, 355, 355f
carrier frequencies, GPS, 76–77
cartography, 185
Catalog, 115
in AEJEE, 120–121
in ArcGIS, 132–134
in ArcMap, 132–134
Census Bureau
thematic maps of, 192
TIGER/Line files of, 227
CERES. See Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant
Energy System
certificate programs, in geospatial technology, 446–447
CGIS. See Canadian Geographic Information System
channels, of GPS receivers, 77
choropleth map, 193–198, 194f
CIR photo. See color infrared photo
city planning, geospatial technology in, 5
climate change, EOS and, 364
cloud computing, 452
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
(CERES), 353, 353f, 359
at Visible Earth, 361
CMYK color scheme, 197
coarse acquisition code (C/A code), 77
collar, of topographic map, 378, 379f
color, on maps, 197–198, 197f
color composite
BV combinations in, 309–311, 310f, 310t
color formations and, 317–319
colors generated with, 308–309, 308f, 309t
defined, 308, 308f
false, 311, 311f
false compared with true, 312
standard false, 311
true, 310–311, 311f
color composites, color gun in, 308–309, 309t, 310f, 310t
color formations, color composite and, 317–319
color gun
in color composites, 308–309, 309t, 310f, 310t
defined, 308
in false color composites, 311, 311f
in MultiSpec, 315–317
in true color composites, 310–311, 311f
color infrared (CIR) photo
defined, 276–277, 276f
for environmental studies, 276, 277f
Color Mixer tool, 309
color ramps, 197, 197f
Color Tools Website, 309
ColorBrewer 2.0, 198
Compass, 86
components, in GSU, 412–413, 413f, 431–434
compound query, 150–151
conical projections, 38–39, 38f
connectivity, of network, 225
constellation. See also Afternoon Constellation;
Morning Constellation
of GPS satellites, 74–75, 75f
Index
base stations, for GPS, 83–84
baselines, SPCS, 42–43
batch geocoding, 231
BatchGeo, 232, 245–247, 258–260
battlefields, aerial photography of, 271–272, 272f
Beidou, 87
benchmarks, searching for, 96
Bing Maps, 236–238
in AGX, 466–467
Bird’s eye, 428–429
oblique photos on, 280
3D visualization in, 405
Bird’s eye, in Bing Maps, 428–429
Blackbird. See Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
blocks, in 3D modeling, 406–409, 407f, 408f, 409f
blogs, on geospatial technology, 457
blue band, 299
in TM, 332
Blue Marble, 364
Boolean operators, 150–151
Boston, aerial photography of, 270, 271f
Brain, Marshall, 79
Brightness Values (BVs)
in color composites, 309–311, 310f, 310t
in remote sensing, 306–307, 307f
spectral profiles and, 319–321
buffer, 151–152, 152f
in AGX, 467–468
around lines in AEJEE, 168–169
around points in AEJEE, 167–168
around polygons in AEJEE, 169–171
as selection tool, 154, 154f
working in GIS with, 154
building footprint, extrusion of, 426–427
building footprints, digitizing of, 425–426
Burke Lakefront Airport, 318–319
Burley, Idaho, CIR photo of, 276–277, 277f
BVs. See Brightness Values
c. See speed of light
C/A code. See coarse acquisition code
Cache In Trash Out, 89
camera, invention of, 269–270
Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS), 101
car navigation systems. See vehicle navigation systems
carbon monoxide, in South America, 355, 355f
carrier frequencies, GPS, 76–77
cartography, 185
Catalog, 115
in AEJEE, 120–121
in ArcGIS, 132–134
in ArcMap, 132–134
Census Bureau
thematic maps of, 192
TIGER/Line files of, 227
CERES. See Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant
Energy System
certificate programs, in geospatial technology, 446–447
CGIS. See Canadian Geographic Information System
channels, of GPS receivers, 77
choropleth map, 193–198, 194f
CIR photo. See color infrared photo
city planning, geospatial technology in, 5
climate change, EOS and, 364
cloud computing, 452
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
(CERES), 353, 353f, 359
at Visible Earth, 361
CMYK color scheme, 197
coarse acquisition code (C/A code), 77
collar, of topographic map, 378, 379f
color, on maps, 197–198, 197f
color composite
BV combinations in, 309–311, 310f, 310t
color formations and, 317–319
colors generated with, 308–309, 308f, 309t
defined, 308, 308f
false, 311, 311f
false compared with true, 312
standard false, 311
true, 310–311, 311f
color composites, color gun in, 308–309, 309t, 310f, 310t
color formations, color composite and, 317–319
color gun
in color composites, 308–309, 309t, 310f, 310t
defined, 308
in false color composites, 311, 311f
in MultiSpec, 315–317
in true color composites, 310–311, 311f
color infrared (CIR) photo
defined, 276–277, 276f
for environmental studies, 276, 277f
Color Mixer tool, 309
color ramps, 197, 197f
Color Tools Website, 309
ColorBrewer 2.0, 198
Compass, 86
components, in GSU, 412–413, 413f, 431–434
compound query, 150–151
conical projections, 38–39, 38f
connectivity, of network, 225
constellation. See also Afternoon Constellation;
Morning Constellation
of GPS satellites, 74–75, 75f