Earth Observation¶

1 Definition¶

science domain dealing with technologies and methods of collecting and analyzing observations about the different Earth spheres

Notes¶

• Earth Observation (EO) can be categorised by Location of the Sensor into space-borne, air-borne, sea-borne, ground-based, underwater and underground EO.
• Earth Observation (EO) includes remote sensing, such as satellite imagery, as well as in-situ observations, e.g., with ground-based devices.

Examples¶

Sources¶

• Modified GEO definition GEO (earthobservations.org)