Remote sensing is the science and art of obtaining information about an object, area, or phenomenon through the analysis of data acquired by a device that is not in contact with the object, area, or phenomenon under investigation.
The following illustrates how remote sensing can be used to detect areas of flooding that would normally be missed by ordinary photography; in this case the area is New Orleans before and after the imapct of Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005.
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