Remote Sensing of Natural Spheres and Physical-Geographical Landscapes

Abstract

In modern times, remote sensing methods are widely used for collecting and processing information about the location and bottom of seas and oceans, the atmosphere, the Solar System, and other objects. The application of such data is closely related to the economic, social, environmental, and developmental directions of the ecological regulation of various spheres of life. Currently, satellite data and reconnaissance research methods are widely used in emergency management and planning, military operations, scientific research, urban planning, geological and geophysical activities, agriculture, and in solving other economic problems. The integration, processing, and application of information about topographic objects have led to the development of information systems (maps, atlases, and electronic databases) that have evolved over centuries. In the process of remote sensing, devices and sensors located on artificial Earth satellites or other carrier platforms (aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles – drones, etc.) collect information about the Earth’s surface without direct contact. As geographical research expands, the informational content of maps and their objective significance continue to increase.