Kubva mukupera kwema1960 uye kutanga kwema1970, mazhinji echinyakare emuchadenga mafoto masisitimu akatsiviwa nemhepo uye aerospace electro-optical uye electronic sensor system. Nepo zvechinyakare zvemuchadenga kutora mafoto kunoshanda zvakanyanya muinooneka-mwenje wavelength, yemazuva ano inofambiswa nemhepo uye pasi-yakavakirwa kure kure yekunzwa masisitimu anoburitsa data redhijitari rinovhara mwenje unooneka, inoratidzwa infrared, thermal infrared, uye microwave spectral nzvimbo. Nzira dzechinyakare dzekududzira kwekuona mukutora mifananidzo mumhepo dzichiri kubatsira. Zvakadaro, kuona kure kunovhara huwandu hwakakura hwemashandisirwo, zvinosanganisira zvimwe zviitiko senge theoretical modhi yezvinotangwa zvivakwa, spectral zviyero zvezvinhu, uye yedhijitari yemifananidzo yekuongorora yekubvisa ruzivo.
Remote sensing, iyo inoreva kune ese maficha easingabatane-refu-refu yekuona maitiro, inzira inoshandisa electromagnetism kuona, kurekodha uye kuyera maitiro echinangwa uye tsananguro yakatanga kutaurwa muma1950s. Munda wekunzwa kure uye mepu, wakakamurwa kuva 2 sensing modes: inoshanda uye passive sensing, iyo Lidar sensing inoshanda, inokwanisa kushandisa simba rayo kubudisa chiedza kune chinangwa uye kuona chiedza chinoratidzwa kubva kwachiri.