"Remote Sensing is defined as the acquisition of information about an object without being in physical contact with it."

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Source : Charles Elachi, Jakob J. van Zyl (2006). “Introduction To The Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing”, p.1, John Wiley & Sons

Charles Elachi

#Acquisition Quotes #Information Quotes #Contact Quotes

“Hope is a function of struggle.”
“Find the shortest, simplest way between the earth, the hands, and the mouth.”
“Firstly the cars aren't too complicated. They have no traction control, for example, which means you can spin if you try too hard and damage your tires if you're not careful with your driving style.”
“You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.”
“If I see everything in gray, and in gray all the colors which I experience and which I would like to reproduce, then why should I use any other color?”
“Bring me a horse and I am yours forever”
“To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl.”
“Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.”

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