3D-Remote Sensing Status Report
Last June, Dr. Karsten Jacobsen of the University of Leibniz (Hannover), made a presentation entitled, 3D-Remote Sensing Status Report 2008 (download the paper), at the EARSel Symposium, Istanbul. The conference was called “Remote Sensing for a Changing Europe" (agenda [PDF]). I came across his report recently and found it to be an excellent summary and resource that explains the existing and proposed optical remote sensing platforms that support the creation of digital elevenation models (DEM) as well as a synopsis of LiDAR and SAR systems that support digital height model development. So, if you want to better understand the basic specifications of the optical sensors orbiting now for civilian use, this is a good starting point.
