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Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Space Images

Section (A) Space Images Acquired by Cameras

(1) CORONA: U.S.A.'s First Intelligence Satellite
(2) KVR-1000: Russian Space Mapping Camera
(3) Hand-held Cameras: Photos from U.S.A.'s Space Shuttle

Section (B) Space Images Acquired by Scanners

(1) Landsat: U.S.A.'s Earth Resources Satellite
(2) SPOT: French Land Observation Satellite
(3) MOS: Japanese Marine Observation Satellite
(4) JERS: Japanese Earth Resources Satellite
(5) IRS-1C: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite

Section (C) Space Images Acquired by Radars

(1) ERS-1: European Remote Sensing Satellite
(2) SIR-C/X-SAR: Radar Aboard U.S.A's Space Shuttle
(3) RADARSAT: Canada's Radar Satellite

Part II: Illustrated Articles

(1) Space Shuttle Photography for Detecting Changes in Hong Kong's Land Cover
Kamlesh LULLA, Earth Science Branch, NASA/Johnson Space Center and Bradley RUNDQUIST, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, U.S.A.

(2) Territorial Development Strategy for Detecting Land Use Changes in Hong Kong
Anthony Gar-on YEH and Jonathan Cheung Wai CHAN, Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(3) Detection of Hong Kong's Inner Harbour Change Using SPOT HRV Data
C.P. LO, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, U.S.A.

(4) Mapping Land Cover Changes in the Inner Deep Bay Area of Hong Kong
Tung FUNG, Department of Geography, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(5) Application of NOAA/AVHRR Data in Hong Kong
Wei HUANG and Ming FANG, Research Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

(6) Economic Reform and Land Use Changes in Dongguan, the Pearl River Delta
Anthony Gar-on YEH and LI Xia, Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(7) Resolution and Urban Mapping from Satellite Images
C.P.LO, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, U.S.A.

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