Remote sensing is a fast-growing discipline, with applications to land surface change, environmental monitoring, oceanography, meteorology, and other fields. This course introduces basic concepts in remote sensing and raster GIS manipulation of satellite derived images of Earth’s surface. It covers sensors operating in the visible, infrared, and microwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum. In addition, the use of imaging GIS software for manipulation and image processing of digital satellite data is emphasized. Laboratory sessions are taught to compliment lecture materials. Environment for visualizing images (ENVI) software will be used for the lab classes. At the conclusion of the course, students should be prepared to understand current remote sensing research, and apply basic aspects of remote sensing technology to earth science studies.
Prerequisite:
None. Some familiarity with the Windows NT environment is expected.
Grading:
1/3 Lab
1/3 First hourly exam
1/3 Second hourly exam
Required Textbooks:
Lillesand and Kiefer, 2000: Remote sensing and image interpretation (4th Ed.) John Wiley & Sons, 724pp.
The Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) Tutorials, July 1999 Edition. Research System, 456pp.