Earth Observation for the Environment

3 credits · Graduate Programs

An introduction to environmental earth observation systems in particular to satellite platforms. Topics include: discussion of physical principles, including governing equations; imaging system geometries; radiometric corrections, including calibration and atmospheric correction; spatial filtering for noise removal and information extraction; geometric corrections, including rectification and registration; fusion of multi-dimensional datasets (i.e., multispectral, multi-temporal, multi-resolution, and point-source ground data); and application of satellite images in addressing selected environmental issues. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Geomatics Engineering 637 and any of Geomatics Engineering 699.28 (Earth Observation for Environment), Environmental Engineering 619.05 (Earth Observation for the Environment) or 637 will not be allowed.