GEOG 5820 - Remote Sensing of the Environment

An introduction to the concepts and foundations of air photo and satellite image interpretation, photogrammetry, and digital image processing. Students are also exposed to the physical principles that underlie electromagnetic radiation and its interactions with the earth-atmosphere system. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to understand the capabilities and limitations of photographic and digital imagery obtained from aircraft and space-borne platforms.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students. Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography are 14 credit hours of geography, including the specific prerequisite for each course, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.