INITIATING PROJECTS Project Flow and Obtaining Data Chapter Overview Choosing the Right Imagery for the Job Acquiring Imagery References Additional Reading Photointerpretation Tools and Techniques Chapter Overview Tools Image Characteristics Mechanics of Image Analysis Technique Image Processing References Additional Reading Remote Sensing Systems Chapter Overview Instrument Systems Cameras and Photography Thermal Scanners and Imagery Radar Passive Microwave Radiometry Spectrometers, Spectrophotometers, and Interferometers Lasers, Lidar, and Lidar Altimeters Potential Fields Systems (Gravity and Magnetics Instruments) Gamma Ray and X-Ray Spectrometry Airborne Electromagnetic Systems Airborne Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Surveys Airborne Resistivity Airborne Induced Polarization Ground Penetrating Radar Side-Scan Sonar Instrument Platforms Airborne Scanner Systems Satellites and Their Primary Earth Observation Systems United States of America (NASA, NOAA) Canada Chile China Denmark DigitalGlobe European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites European Space Agency France Germany GEOEYE, INC India Indonesia ImageSat International Japan Korea Soviet Union/Russian Federation Singapore Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Future Satellite Systems References Additional Reading REMOTE SENSING IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND RESOURCE EXPLORATION Introduction Geologic Mapping Frontier Area Analysis Lease Evaluation Established Concessions The Field Check Recognizing Rock Types Chapter Overview Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks References Recognizing Structure Chapter Overview Undeformed Terrain Recognizing Dip Anticlines, Domes, and Uplifts Circular Features Fractures and Lineaments Earthquakes and Tectonics Timing of Structural Development References Additional Reading Stratigraphic and Compositional Mapping Chapter Overview Rock Spectra Mineral Spectra Hyperspectral Imagery Ground-Penetrating Radar Lithologic Mapping Source Rock Mapping Seeps Mapping Stratigraphic Traps Stratiform Deposits References Additional Reading Remote Geochemistry Chapter Overview Altered Rock and Soil Related to Hydrocarbon Seepage Altered Rock and Soil Related to Mineral Deposits Remote Sensing of Gases, Radiation, and Aerosols References Modern Analogs Chapter Overview Depositional Environments Erosional Environments Structural Analogs Analogs for Hazards Planning Planetary Analogs References Remote Sensing in Petroleum Exploration Chapter Overview Frontier Petroleum Exploration Mature Basin Petroleum Exploration Resource Plays References Additional Reading Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration Chapter Overview Exploration Applications of Alteration Mapping Exploration Applications of Structure Mapping [ I have requested these two lines be added to the TOC and chapter and Magnetics Instruments) Gamma Ray and X-Ray Spectrometry Airborne Electromagnetic Systems Airborne Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Surveys Airborne Resistivity Airborne Induced Polarization Ground Penetrating Radar Side-Scan Sonar Instrument Platforms Airborne Scanner Systems Satellites and Their Primary Earth Observation Systems United States of America (NASA, NOAA) Canada Chile China Denmark DigitalGlobe European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites European Space Agency France Germany GEOEYE, INC India Indonesia ImageSat International Japan Korea Soviet Union/Russian Federation Singapore Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Future Satellite Systems References Additional Reading REMOTE SENSING IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND RESOURCE EXPLORATION Introduction Geologic Mapping Frontier Area Analysis Lease Evaluation Established Concessions The Field Check Recognizing Rock Types Chapter Overview Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks References Recognizing Structure Chapter Overview Undeformed Terrain Recognizing Dip Anticlines, Domes, and Uplifts Circular Features Fractures and Lineaments Earthquakes and Tectonics Timing of Structural Development References Additional Reading Stratigraphic and Compositional Mapping Chapter Overview Rock Spectra Mineral Spectra Hyperspectral Imagery Ground-Penetrating Radar Lithologic Mapping Source Rock Mapping Seeps Mapping Stratigraphic Traps Stratiform Deposits References Additional Reading Remote Geochemistry Chapter Overview Altered Rock and Soil Related to Hydrocarbon Seepage Altered Rock and Soil Related to Mineral Deposits Remote Sensing of Gases, Radiation, and Aerosols References Modern Analogs Chapter Overview Depositional Environments Erosional Environments Structural Analogs Analogs for Hazards Planning Planetary Analogs References Remote Sensing in Petroleum Exploration Chapter Overview Frontier Petroleum Exploration Mature Basin Petroleum Exploration Resource Plays References Additional Reading Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration Chapter Overview Exploration Applications of Alteration Mapping Exploration Applications of Structure Mapping [ I 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Remote Sensing of Gases, Radiation, and Aerosols References Modern Analogs Chapter Overview Depositional Environments Erosional Environments Structural Analogs Analogs for Hazards Planning Planetary Analogs References Remote Sensing in Petroleum Exploration Chapter Overview Frontier Petroleum Exploration Mature Basin Petroleum Exploration Resource Plays References Additional Reading Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration Chapter Overview Exploration Applications of Alteration Mapping Exploration Applications of Structure Mapping [ I have requested these two lines be added to the TOC and chapter Petroleum Exploration Mature Basin Petroleum Explora.