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Presentation on
Advantages and
Disadvantages of
REMOTE SENSING

Why this Presentation .. ?

Remote Sensing has several unique
advantages as well as some limitations also.
It is essential to understand both the
advantages and limitations of remote
sensing, to use it more effectively.

Introduction
Remote Sensing :Remote Sensing is the science and art of
obtaining information about an object, area or
phenomena, through the analysis of data acquired
by a device, that is not in contact with the object,
area or phenomena under investigation.
Remote Sensing is the acquiring of data about
an object without touching it.

Advantages of Remote
Sensing
1. Satellite images are permanent records,
providing useful information in various
wavelengths.
2. Large area coverage enables regional
surveys on a variety of themes and
identification of large features.
3. Repetitive coverage allows monitoring of
dynamic themes like water, agriculture etc.

4. Easy data acquisition at different scales and

resolutions.
5. A single remotely sensed image can be analysed
and interpreted for different purposes and
applications.
6. Amenability of remotely sensed data for fast
processing using a computer.

7. Remote Sensing is unobstructive if the sensor is

passively recording the electromagnetic energy
reflected from or emitted by the phenomena of
interest.
Thus, passive remote sensing does not disturb
the object or area of interest.
8. The images are analysed in the laboratory thus
reducing the amount of field work.

9.

Map revision at medium to small scales is

economical and faster.

10. Colour composite can be produced from three

individual band images, which provide better
details of the area than a single band image or
aerial photograph.
11. Flods over a large region, or the forest fire can
be located from above and rescue planning can
be immediately arranged.

12. the inaccessible areas like volcanic eruption,

failure of dam over river, etc. can be covered by
the remote sensing techniques to study the
intensity of disaster.

13. The data generated by remote sensing

techniques can be used for : land-use planning,
forest development, geological surveys, urban
planning, disaster management.
14. Cheap and rapid method of constructing base
maps in the absence of detailed land surveys.

15. It is the only practical way to obtain data from

inaccessible regions, e.g. Antarctica, Amazonia.

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Disadvantages of Remote
sensing
1. Expensive for small areas, particularly for
one time analysis.
2. Requires specialized training for analysis of
images.
3. Large scale engineering maps cannot be
prepared from satellite data.

4. Aerial photographs are costly if repetitive

photographs are required to study the dynamic
features.
5. Human beings select the most appropriate sensor
to collect the data, specify the resolution of the
data, calibrate the sensor, select the platform that
will carry the sensor, determine when the data will
be collected and specify how the data will be
processed.
Thus, human method produced error may be
introduced.

6.

Powerful active remote sensing system, such

as radars or lasers that emit their own EMR
(electromagnetic radiation), can be intrusive and
affect the phenomenon being investigated.

7.

Remote Sensing instruments often become

uncalibrated, resulting in uncalibrated remote
sensing data.

8.

Distinct phenomena can be confused if they look

the same to the sensor, leading to classification
error. Example: artificial & natural grass in green
light (but infrared light can easily distinguish them).

9.

Phenomena which were not meant to be measured

(for the application at hand) can interfere with the
image and must be accounted for. Examples for
land cover classification: atmospheric water vapor,
sun vs. shadow (these may be desirable in other
applications).

 Remote Sensing science has various limitations.

Perhaps the greatest limitation is that its utility is
often oversold.
It is not a panacea that will provide all the
information needed for conducting physical,
biological, or a science.
It simply provides some spatial, spectral, and
temporal information.

Thank you.