Table of contents : An overview of data analysis methods in geomatics....Pages 1-16 Data analysis methods in geodesy....Pages 17-92 Linear and Nonlinear Inverse Problems....Pages 93-164 Image Preprocessing for Feature Extraction in Digital Intensity, Color and Range Images....Pages 165-189 Optimization-Based Approaches To Feature Extraction from Aerial Images....Pages 190-228 Diffraction tomography through phase back-projection....Pages 229-256