Environmental Remote Sensing

Course aim

To provide education in the area of remote sensing technology and its application in the environmental sciences.

Course content

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. This course is an applied science course which will introduce students to the science, art, and uses of remotely sensed data. They will learn about the collection, processing, analysis, and use of multiple types of remotely sensed data from lectures, field work, and computer lab assignments.

Textbook(s)

Jensen, J. R. 2006, Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective, 2nd, Prentice Hall

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GEOE 2026	Geospatial Data Acquisition and Analysis

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Digital Lab Notebook and Sensor Presentation, Examination, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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