Describes the significance of remote sensing and geographic information systems in the mineral industry; outlines the basic concepts of remote sensing; details the current spaceborne and airborne systems used in mineral exploration, and reviews some of the developing technologies; and discusses mine planning, modeling the environmental impacts of mineral extraction, and other applications in the mineral industry. Emphasizes the importance of data integration; and considers raster and vector systems, and problems of data input. Includes 16 color plates. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
