Remote Sensing and Image Processing in Mineralogy

Remote Sensing and Image Processing in Mineralogy reveals the critical tools required to comprehend the latest technology surrounding the remote sensing imaging of mineralogy, oil and gas explorations. It particularly focusses on multispectral, hyperspectral and microwave radar, as the foremost sources to understand, analyze and apply concepts in the field of mineralogy. Filling the gap between modern physics quantum theory and image processing applications of remote sensing imaging of geological features, mineralogy, oil and gas explorations, this reference is packed with technical details associated with the potentiality of multispectral, hyperspectral and synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The book also includes key methods needed to extract the value-added information necessary, such as lineaments, gold and copper minings. This book also reveals novel speculation of quantum spectral mineral signature identifications, named as quantized Marghany’s mineral spectral or Marghany Quantum Spectral Algorithms for Mineral identifications (MQSA).

Rounding out with practical simulations of 4-D open-pit mining identification and monitoring using the hologram radar interferometry technique, this book brings an effective new source of technology and applications for today’s minerology and petroleum engineers.

Key Features
- Helps develop new algorithms for retrieving mineral mining potential zones in remote sensing data.
- Solves specific problems surrounding the spectral signature libraries of different minerals in multispectral and hyperspectral data.
- Includes over 200 equations that illustrate how to follow examples in the book.

Prof. Maged Marghany is currently the director of Global Geoinformation, Sdn. Bhd. In 2020 he was ranked amongst the top 2 percent of scientists in a global list compiled by the prestigious Stanford University. He also ranked as the first oil spill scientist in a global list of over last 50 years compiled by the prestigious Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Universidade Federal da Bahia, and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Brazil.

He is the author of 6 titles including: Advanced Remote Sensing Technology for Tsunami Modelling and Forecasting which is published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, CRC and Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Mechanism for Oil Spills, which is published by Elsevier, His research specializes in microwave remote sensing and remote sensing for mineralogy detection and mapping. Previously, he worked as a professor of remote sensing in Indonesian and Malaysian universities. Maged has earned many degrees including a post-doctoral in radar remote sensing from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, a PhD in environmental remote sensing from the Universiti Putra Malaysia, a Master of Science in Physical oceanography from the University Pertanian Malaysia, general and special Diploma of Education and a Bachelor of Science in physical oceanography from the University of Alexandria in Egypt. Maged has published well over 250 papers in international conferences and journals and is active in International Geoinformatic, and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).