The Benefits of Remote Sensing

• Remote sensing provides a regional view.
• Remote sensing provides repetitive looks at the same area.
• Remote sensors "see" over a broader portion of the spectrum than the human eye.
• Sensors can focus in on a very specific bandwidth in an image.
• They can also look at a number of bandwidths simultaneously.
• Remote sensors often record signals electronically and provide geo-referenced, digital, data.
• Some remote sensors operate in all seasons, at night, and in bad weather