Current Courses - Remote Sensing (GEOL 6325)
Syllabus and Tentative Class Outline
Fall 2012, Tue\Thr 2.30-4.00 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Shuhab D. Khan
Office Hours:
8.30-11.30 pm Tuesday, 4.00-5.30 Thursday or any other time I am not busy or make an appointment by phone or e-mail
Teaching Assistants:
1. Mr. Ismail Abir (ismailcyfc@yahoo.com); Rm. 234A S&R1
2. Mr. Kevin Schmidt (krazycoog@gmail.com); Rm, 234A S&R1
Text: Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective by J. Jensen, Prentice-Hall, 07
Recommended Books:
- Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, by Thoms M. Lillesand, Ralph Kiefer, and Jonathan Chipman, John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
- Remote Sensing, by Stan Aronoff, ESRI Press, 2005.
- Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective, John Jensen, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 2005.
- Remote Sensing of Landscapes with Spectral Images A Physical Modeling Approach by John Adams and Alan Gillespie
Software: ENVI image processing software, ITT Visual Information Solutions.
Grading:
Labs/homework assignments: 30%; Two exams: 40%; Final project and presentations: 25%; Class participation 5%
Schedule:
Week |
Tentative Lecture Topics |
Lab/Assignment |
Aug 28-30 |
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Sept 4-6 |
Intro to spectroscopy |
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Sept 11-13 |
Image processing |
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Sept 18-20 |
Multispectral remote sensing Lecture 1 |
Mmultispectral imagery Lab. |
Sept 25-27 |
Hyperspectral remote sensing | Hyperspectral Lab. |
Oct 2-4 |
Thermal infrared Lab. |
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Oct 9-11 |
Calibration, Registration and Topographic Correction. Field methods in remote sensing |
Calibration Lab. |
Oct 16 |
Exam I |
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Oct. 18-25 |
Digital image processing: Classification, Mixed pixels and spectral unmixing methods |
Spectral Unmixing Lab. |
Oct 30 -Nov 1 |
Change Detection Lab. |
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Nov 6-8 |
Radar Lab. 1 |
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Nov 13-20 |
Radar Lab. 2 |
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Nov. 22 |
Thanksgiving holiday |
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Nov 27-29 |
Presentations |
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Dec 4 |
Geological Applications of remote sensing |
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Dec 6 |
Exam II - 2-3.00 pm in SEC 202 |
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