| Geog 483/553
Fall 2009 |
Tu Th 2:00am - 3:20pm
352 Fillmore |
| Instructor: Ling Bian
Office: 120 Wilkeson Quad Office hours: Tu Th 12:30-1:30pm or by appt |
TA:
Heath Robinson Lab Tu 12:30-1:50pm, W145 F 9:30-10:50am W145 |
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#Course Description
#Tentative Schedule
#Recommended Journals/Proceedings
Purpose
This course is designed to introduce the principles and applications
of remote sensing, and the basic techniques of digital image processing.
Remote sensing technology is essential for modern spatial analysis in order to
identify features and phenomena at the surface of the Earth. Remote sensing
has been used for research and applications in a wide range of disciplines
such as engineering, geology, geography, urban studies, forestry, agriculture,
and archaeology. The course should benefit students who are interested in
pursuing a career in any of these disciplines.
This course has a lecture component and a lab component. Both components are presented at an introductory level. The lecture will cover the basic principles and applications of remote sensing. These include the basic laws of energy, the interaction between the energy and Earth surface, remotely sensed data and the major sensor systems, basic techniques for image enhancement and image classification, classification accuracy assessment, and applications of remote sensing.
Labs
A series of laboratory exercises will help students understand the lecture
materials and gain hands-on experience in digital image processing. ENVI will
be used as the primary software. Digital images of various spatial, spectral,
and geographic characteristics will be used for the lab exercises. These images
include Thematic Mapper (TM), Multispectral Scanner (MSS), SPOT, MODIS, IKONOS, and
digital aerial photographs. The labs are designed to familiarize students with the following techniques: basic understanding
of ENVI, remotely sensed imageries and satellite systems, data access
through web sites, image rectification, image enhancement, image
classification, and accuracy assessment.
Annotated Bibliography:
Each student is expected to review 10 remote sensing application
articles and to develop an annotated bibliography
for each article. At the end of the semester, each student is expected
to present a summary of the bibliography to
the class. Graduate students are expected to submit a written summery.
Prerequisite
The course is open to graduate students or senior undergraduate students.
Basic algebra is required to help understand the principles of remote sensing.
Basic statistics are preferred.
Text Book
Lillesand T.M. and R.W. Kiefer, 2008, 6th ed. Remote Sensing and Image
Interpretation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Additional Readings
Jensen, J.R., 2005. 3rd ed. Introductory Digital Image Processing,
A Remote Sensing Perspective. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Campbell, J.B., 2007. 4th ed. Introduction to Remote Sensing. The Guilford
Press, New York.
Grading
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| Midterm |
30% |
25%
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| Final |
30%
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25%
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| Labs |
30%
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30%
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| Article Review |
10%
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10%
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| Summary |
10%
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| Total |
100%
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100%
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Note: Students will earn two identical grades for the lecture and the lab.
I. Principles of remote sensing
9/ 1
Introduction
9/ 3 Energy sources, radiation principles
9/ 8 Energy interactions
with earth systems
9/10
Aerialphto interpretation (First bibliography
due)
9/15 Satellite remote sensing
9/17
Landsat
systems
9/22
SPOT and other moderate resolution systems
9/24
Image rectification
Final Exam: Dec 18 (Friday) 11:45am-2:45pm, Fillmore 355
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