REMOTE SENSING

VIEGASH&UNGKU FADHLI
 WHAT IS REMOTE SENSING ?

 Remote sensing is a method of gathering and recording information

from a distance in.

 Malaysia, remote sensing instruments are fitted to TiungSAT-1 to

receive or detect visible. ultraviolet and infrared lights produced by
objects on the surface or below the surface of Earth. The information
gathered by TiungSAT-1 is then sent to two data receiving stations at
the National Planetarium Station, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
and the Mission Control Station (MCGS), Bangi, Selangor
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF REMOTE SENSING ?
 Remote sensors collect data by detecting the energy that is
reflected from Earth. These sensors can be on satellites or
mounted on aircraft.

 Remote sensing instruments are of two primary types.It can be

either passive or active. Passive sensors respond to external
stimuli. They record natural energy that is reflected or emitted
from the Earth's surface. The most common source of radiation
detected by passive sensors is reflected sunlight.

 In contrast, active sensors use internal stimuli to collect data about

Earth. For example, a laser-beam remote sensing system projects a
laser onto the surface of Earth and measures the time that it takes
for the laser to reflect back to its sensor.

 Remote sensing has a wide range of applications in many different

fields:
EXAMPLES OF FIELD THAT USES REMOTE SENSING

 Remote sensing technology is used in various fields in daily life as

follows:
>Agriculture - To detect suitable regions for agricultural development
> Geology - To detect locations such as mineral sources, mass
depletion and land depletion
> Disaster management - To identify pollution and forest fires •
Defence - To detect intrusions of enemy ships, aircraft and vehicles