Land surface temperature and households’ energy consumption: Who is affected and where?

It is widely accepted that land surface temperature (LST) affects household energy consumption (HEC). There is, however, no previous study available that clarifies whether LST's impact is similar in each and every area, or if it varies from one location to another. Analysing the impact of LST on HEC of 2612 residential zones of the...

Studie naar de opzet van een nationaal ERS-1 datacentrum - Phase-A/B study of a national ERS-1 data centre

Within the framework of the National Remote Sensing Programme and under contract with the Netherlands Remote Sensing Board (BCRS), the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR has carried out a Phase-A/B study of a national ERS-1 data and information centre. The first European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) is due to be launched by the European Space...

Crop identification with microwaves (SLAR-data of 1985)

Microwaves (i.e. X-band SLAR) have been used in The Netherlands for many years within ROVE to identify agricultural crops. This report deals with data acquisition, preprocessing and classification of agricultural crops in The Netherlands using the Dutch Digital SLAR. With internal and external calibration of the instrument satisfactory results...