Environmental Remote Sensing
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
GEOE 2022
Undergraduate
No
101126
4.5
Yes
School of Natural and Built Environments
To provide education in the area of remote sensing technology and its application in the environmental sciences.
Remote sensing introduction. Sensors used in remote sensing. Atmospheric transmission. Factors affecting spectral reflectance and emittance of objects on the earth¿s surface. Field measurements of reflectance. Image radiometric calibration. Image geometric calibration. Spectral signatures. Digital image display. Remote sensing digital image processing; simple filtering techniques. Spectral indices, application of PCA to multi spectral images. Unsupervised and supervised classification. Ground truth collection. Accuracy assessment. Applications of remote sensing to environmental problems.
Jensen, J. R. 2006, Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective, 2nd, Prentice Hall
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Seminar | N/A x N/A | ||
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
Seminar | N/A x N/A |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Group project, Project
EFTSL*: 0.125
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