NASA-CW Project

NRS415: Remote Sensing of the Environment

Overview

This course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills of modern remote sensing in environmental data acquisition and analysis. Traditional aerial photography as well as advanced satellite remote sensing will be addressed. While conventional image interpretation will be emphasized, principles and applications of computer-assisted digital remote sensing data analysis will be introduced.

Textbook Jensen, J.R., 2000. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN: 0-13-489733-1.

Other References

Arnold, R.H., 1997. Interpretation of Airphotos and Remotely Sensed Imagery. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN: 0-02-303924-8.

Campbell, J.B., 1996. Introduction to Remote Sensing, 2nd Edition. The Guilford Press, New York, ISBN: 1-57230-041-8.

Jensen, J.R., 1996. Introductory Digital Image Processing: A remote sensing perspective, 2nd Edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. ISBN: 0-13-205840-5.

Course Grading

Laboratory exercise 40%;
Midterm 30%;
Final Exam 30%.

Course Outline

Week 1: Introduction of remote sensing; Electromagnetic radiation principles
Week 2: Introduction of aerial photography, Aerial camera systems and platforms; Film and filter combinations
Week 3: Geometry of aerial photography, scale, area, and height measurement
Week 4: Principals and methods of photographic/image interpretation
Week 5: Stereoscopy and 3-D image analysis
Week 6: Spectral reflectance properties and image interpretation
Week 7: Midterm Exam
Week 8: Introduction of satellite remote sensing
Week 9: Introduction of digital image processing
Week 10: Remote sensing applications in local and regional studies
Week 11: Remote sensing applications in global studies
Week 12: Orthophotography
Week 13: Microwave remote sensing and radar image
Week 14: Thermal and hyperspectral remote sensing
Week 15: Future trends, review and discussions

Please forward questions to yqwang@uri.edu.

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