Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | REMOTE SENSING AND GIS | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | CET450 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | CET108 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Introduction: Use basic concepts of remote sensing. Identify Energy Sources and Radiation Principles. Use the Global Positioning System. Satellite Remote Sensing: Identify remote sensing platforms and sensors (spatial, spectral, temporal resolution). Describe different types of sensors for different applications, advantages and disadvantages. Define Electronic and Multiband Imaging. Image Pre-Processing: Define geometric correction, radiometric correction. Apply corrections for missing scan lines, de-stripping, terrain effects and sensor calibration. Describe and apply atmospheric correction methods. Create Image Rectification and Restoration. Digital Image Processing: Explain the Fundamentals of Visual Image Interpretation. Apply Unsupervised Classification method. Identify training sites. Apply classification algorithms: parallelepiped classifier, centroid k means, maximum likelihood. Describe vegetation Indices and their use in satellite remote sensing. Evaluate image classification results. Geographical Information Systems: Describe Geographical Information Systems, explain its importance and describe applications. Describe spatial analysis and separation of map features as different layers for the representation and display of the results. Analyse and apply different types of layer (point, line, polygon) and different type of data. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class and computer labs. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs, videos etc) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. The learning process will be enhanced with the use of ERDAS Imagine software (remote sensing and GIS package) where practical exercises will be carried out weekly. Exercises will also be given as homework (final project) which will be part of their assessment. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through MOODLE. Finally the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
