GIST 2140 Survey of Remote Sensing Applications

This course provides a foundation in the skills and techniques to acquire, enhance, interpret, and analyze aerial-photography and digital imagery using visual and computer-based methods. Topics include the basics of electromagnetic radiation, imaging systems, digital data, landscape interpretation, and digital image processing techniques. This course also includes mobile mapping and the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in Geographic Information System (GIS) integration. Prerequisites: Completion of GIST 1200 and GIST 2310. (3 lect., 3 lab)

Credits

4 credits

Major Topics

• Acquisition systems
• Photographic remote sensing
• Multispectral remote sensing
• Image processing
• Active remote sensing
• Mobile mapping
• Applications of remote sensing in GIS

Outcomes

In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:

1. Explain image and data acquisition systems, the electromagnetic spectrum, and energy interactions with the Earth and atmosphere.

2. Apply aerial photo acquisition concepts, GPS roles in image acquisition, and fundamentals of image interpretation.

3. Describe multispectral remote sensing system components, image acquisition processes, and spectral signatures of landscape features.

4. Apply image rectification, restoration, and classification methods to remotely-sensed data.

5. Interpret active remote sensing systems including radar and LiDAR applications.

6. Apply mobile mapping techniques using GPS to enhance data accuracy and precision through post-processing.

7. Apply photographic, multispectral, and active remote sensing methods within mobile mapping contexts.