GEOL-1460/2461
Remote Sensing Schedule
Fall, 2023

 
WEEK DATE TOPIC CHAPTER(S)
1 8/30 Remote sensing introduction; color theory; and the basics of image processing 1, 9, ##
       
2 9/6 Atmospheric interactions; aerial photography; imaging systems; and introduction 1, 2, ##
    to spectroscopy  
       
3 9/13 Pre-Laboratory: The ENVI software suite --
       
4 9/20 Multispectral/hyperspectral remote sensing systems; image processing: data 1, 9, ##
    transforms & classifications  
       
5 9/27 Visible/near infrared (VNIR) theory & spectroscopy 3, 4, 13, ##
       
6 10/4 Laboratory #1: Introduction to image processing --
       
7 10/11 Thermal infrared (TIR) theory & spectroscopy 5, ##
       
8 10/18 Laboratory #2: VNIR & TIR image analysis --
    Lab #1 write-up due  
       
9 10/25 Midterm Exam weeks 1 - 8
       
10 11/1 Introduction to Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) 6
       
11 11/8 Laboratory #3: TIR + SAR image analysis --
    Lab #2 write-up due  
       
12 11/15 SAR resolution/corrections; InSAR 6, 9, ##
       
13 11/22 No class: Thanksgiving Holiday --
       
14 11/29 Advanced image processing: PC/DCS analysis, filters; DEM's & LIDAR; 7, 9, 10, ##
    Data visualizations: Google Earth  
    Lab #3 write-up due  
       
15 12/6 The "Big Picture": Global scale issues; big data, machine learning, Google Earth Engine 11 -- 17, ##
    GEOL-2461 student presentation @ ~7:15pm  
       
  12/8 GEOL-1460 and GEOL-2461 digital project reports due!  
       
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