Advanced Applications in Remote Sensing of Agricultural Crops and Natural Vegetation, 2nd Edition

“Very comprehensive and an excellent reference, both for practitioners in the field as well as students hoping to learn more about the uses of Hyperspectral Data for characterizing a diverse set of vegetation…There are books by other authors on Hyperspectral approaches and vegetation characterization(non-hyperspectral), but I believe this book stands alone as the final word on Hyperspectral characterization of vegetation. In fact, all the premier works in literature on Hyperspectral characterization of vegetation have been authored by Thenkabail et al.!”

–Dr. Thomas George, CEO, SaraniaSat Inc.

“The publication of the four-volume set, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Second Edition, is a landmark effort in providing an important, valuable, and timely contribution that summarizes the state of spectroscopy-based understanding of the Earth’s terrestrial and near shore environments.”

–Susan L. Ustin, John Muir Institute

“The second edition of the book is major revision effort and covers all the aspects most descriptively and explicitly for the students, academia and professionals across the discipline. The book provides breadth of innovative applications of mathematical techniques to extract information from the hyperspectral image data. The chapters are contributed by internationally renowned authors in their respective fields…The hand book Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation by Prasad S. Thenkabail, John G. Lyon and Alfredo Huete is most comprehensive, designed for learning and the best book in the discipline today.”

–Dr. P.S. Roy, ICRISAT-CGIAR

“This book is an absolute gem. The history, the contemporary and the future of hyperspectral remote sensing of vegetation is contained within these pages. New topics on data mining and machine learning are hugely helpful to understand how scientists can go about processing these massive data sets. With great societal challenges such as food security, sustainability, deforestation and land use change, the research presented in this book provides clear evidence that hyperspectral remote sensing has an important and valuable role to play.

The book is a great resource for undergraduate, postgraduate students, research and academics. There is something in this book for everyone. I want it on my shelf.”

–Prof. Kevin Tansey, Leicester Institute for Space & Earth Observation

Prasad S. Thenkabail is a renowned scientist specializing in remote sensing and geospatial analysis, with extensive experience in mapping and monitoring land use, land cover, and agricultural systems. He has made significant contributions to the development of algorithms and methodologies for extracting valuable information from satellite imagery and applying it to various environmental and agricultural applications.

John G. Lyon is a distinguished expert in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), with a focus on coastal and wetland environments. His research encompasses the application of remote sensing technologies for mapping and monitoring coastal habitats, assessing environmental change, and supporting coastal zone management.

Alfredo Huete is a leading researcher in the field of vegetation remote sensing, particularly in the development and application of spectral indices for monitoring vegetation dynamics and ecosystem processes. His work has advanced our understanding of how vegetation responds to environmental factors and how remote sensing can be used to assess vegetation health and productivity.