Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery Book

262 Pages·2017·21.61 MB·English

Instructional Guide for
The ArcGIS Imagery Book
By Kathryn Keranen and Lyn Malone

Instructional Guide for
The ArcGIS Imagery Book
Kathryn Keranen and Lyn Malone
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Contents
How to use this book vi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Imagery Is Visible Intelligence 2 Chapter 6: Creating Mirror Worlds 134
A geographic Rosetta stone Enabling a new dimension with 3D imagery
Chapter 2: The Nature of Remote Sensing 24 Chapter 7: Imagery in the 4th Dimension 156
Information gathered from a distance The world’s greatest time machine
Chapter 3: Defining Imagery 52 Chapter 8: The Ultimate Big Data 176
GIS and imagery are synergistic Managing imagery information is a big
data challenge
Chapter 4: Perceiving the Imperceptible 86
Sensors give us superhuman eyes Chapter 9: The Future Is Now 206
The map of the future is an intelligent image
Chapter 5: Turning Imagery into Information 110
Analyzing imagery to create understanding Acknowledgments 232
Data and Image Credits 233
How to Use This Book
This Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery Book is designed for anyone who wants to learn—or learn
more—about the countless uses of imagery, the many types of imagery, and the rapidly growing integration of
imagery with GIS. It is also a valuable tool for those who want to help others learn. The instructional guide is a
companion book to The ArcGIS Imagery Book. Each chapter in that volume includes learning opportunities such as
Quickstarts, with information about relevant software, data, and web resources, and Learn ArcGIS lessons to provide
hands-on practice in the skills discussed. This instructional guide starts where the first volume left off. In this guide
you’ll find videos and activities that support the development of basic skills and understanding about remotely
sensed imagery. Each chapter also includes scenario-based lessons that put those concepts to use in answering
questions and addressing real-world issues.
If a Swiss army knife is a multi-purpose, versatile, and adaptable tool, then consider this guide the Swiss army knife
for learning and teaching about the integration of imagery with GIS. Use it as a personal tutorial, a refresher course,
a lab manual, or a repository of training activities. Adapt it to meet your needs.
A personal tutorial
Use this guide on your own to learn about imagery. You’ll learn how to make maps that combine imagery with
other data layers and services in ArcGISSM Online and to share them in a variety of ways. You’ll learn how to access
different types of imagery online and to use that imagery to create and map your own new data. You’ll use imagery
to observe and analyze change over time by looking at sequential satellite images and using online apps such as
Esri’s ChangeMatters Viewer. Go through the book chapter by chapter or hone in on the topics and skills that are
most relevant to your own situation. There is no wrong way to use this guide—make it work for you.
A refresher course
Use this guide to update your own remote sensing and imagery skills and knowledge. Instead of working with
software and imagery stored on your computer, you’ll learn to leverage the power of cloud computing and open
data. Discover opportunities to collaborate and share your maps and data with an ArcGIS Online organizational
account. Get hands-on practice in 3D imagery, live imagery feeds, and crowdsourcing with ArcGIS Online. Whatever
your prior imagery or GIS experience, with this guide you can lift yourself to a new level.
A lab manual
Use this guide with a group of students to provide practice in basic skills and content. Focus on particular chapters
and skills one at a time or encourage learners to go through the entire book at their own pace. By using the book in
this way, you are offering people a foundation of imagery skills and knowledge they can build upon down the road.
A repository of training activities
Use this guide to design and deliver GIS/imagery training in a focused setting such as teacher professional
development. Have you been asked to provide training in “the basics” of remote sensing, the use of imagery to
analyze change over time, or the interpretation of Landsat data? The Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery
Book will provide you with resources for all these requests. No matter what the focus of the training or learning, this
guide provides the essential ingredients to combine and blend in any way you choose.