Remote Sensing:From Trained Professionals to General Public

doi:10.11947/j.AGCS.2017.20170361

Abstract

Abstract: Influenced by the growing popularity of smart phones and the rapid development of open science, remote sensing is being developed and applied more by general public than by trained professionals. This trend is mainly embodied in the democratized data collection, democratized data processing and democratized data usage. This paper discusses and analyzes the three aforementioned characteristics, introduces some recent representative work and progress. It also lists numerous international open data processing tools, including photogrammetry processing, laser scanning processing, machine learning, and spatial information management. In addition, the article makes a detailed description of the benefits of open data, and lists a number of global data programs and experimental data sets for scientific research. At the end of this paper, it is pointed out that the democratization of remote sensing will not only produce great economic benefits, but also bring about great social benefits, and finally change the landscape of industry and the life style of people.

Key words: remote sensing, geomatics, smart phones, open data, open science

CLC Number:

P237

SHAN Jie. Remote Sensing:From Trained Professionals to General Public[J]. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 2017, 46(10): 1434-1446.

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