Covering the state-of-the-art in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial information sciences, this book is divided into six parts: Introduction; Sensors, Platforms and Data Acquisition Systems; Data Processing and Analysis; Data Modelling, Management and Visualisation; Applications; Education and Cooperation.

This book is concerned with the historical fact of overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese living in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos before 1949. Against the social background of acute class and ethnic conflicts in Yunnan in modern times, many Chinese people had immigrated. The immigration of overseas Chinese of Yunnan origin was influenced by the condition of transportation. There were economic and political reasons for the immigration, and the former was the chief reason. Myanmar was a preferred destination for emigration. The Chinese immigrants of Yunnan origin there were mainly...