Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Sensing Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of remote sensing?

  • Able to obtain imagery of any area over a continuous period of time
  • Relatively inexpensive when compared to employing a team of surveyors (correct)
  • Provides data of very remote and inaccessible regions
  • Provides data of large areas
  • What is one disadvantage of remote sensing?

  • Objects can be misclassified or confused
  • Requires a certain skill level for interpretation
  • Needs cross verification with ground survey data
  • Data from multiple sources may create confusion (correct)
  • Which advantage of remote sensing allows for the analysis of anthropogenic or natural changes in the landscape?

  • Able to obtain imagery of any area over a continuous period of time (correct)
  • Provides data of very remote and inaccessible regions
  • Provides data of large areas
  • Relatively inexpensive when compared to employing a team of surveyors
  • What can cause distortions in remote sensing images?

    <p>The relative motion of sensor and source</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is remote sensing considered easy and rapid for data collection?

    <p>Provides data of very remote and inaccessible regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the advantages of remote sensing?

    <p>The advantages of remote sensing include providing data of large areas, providing data of remote and inaccessible regions, obtaining imagery of any area over a continuous period of time for analyzing changes in the landscape, being relatively inexpensive compared to employing surveyors, and enabling easy and rapid data collection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the disadvantages of remote sensing?

    <p>The disadvantages of remote sensing include the need for a certain skill level to interpret imagery, the requirement for cross verification with ground survey data, the potential confusion caused by data from multiple sources, the possibility of misclassification or confusion of objects, and the occurrence of distortions in images due to the relative motion of sensor and source.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two advantages of remote sensing?

    <p>Two advantages of remote sensing are providing data of large areas and obtaining imagery of any area over a continuous period of time for analyzing changes in the landscape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two disadvantages of remote sensing?

    <p>Two disadvantages of remote sensing are the need for a certain skill level to interpret imagery and the requirement for cross verification with ground survey data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one advantage of remote sensing?

    <p>One advantage of remote sensing is the relatively inexpensive cost compared to employing surveyors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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