GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: GEG 1220 and either GEG 1100, GEG 1240, or GEL 1010, and six hours of upper-division geography or geology courses or Permission of instructor

This course, designed for geoscience students, provides a survey of remote-sensing technologies, applications, and industry. The course exposes the student to the techniques of extracting relevant information from both hard copy and digital imagery. The application of remote sensing techniques and technology to the fields of Land-Use Planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is stressed. Introductions to the electromagnetic spectrum, energy sources, radiation principles, aerial cameras, electronic imaging, and various high-altitude and space-based collection systems provide the student with the initial building blocks to a thorough understanding of remote sensing.