Course overview
Students will gain insight into the theoretical background of earth observation by space and airborne platforms and how it is applied in geology, environmental and agricultural sciences.
Course learning outcomes
- Understand and explain the physical and biological principles and concepts underlying the derivation of information with remote sensing
- Describe the sources, nature and characteristics of common forms of remote sensing data
- Learn about new developments and trends in earth observation and its computational analysis
- Perform a range of key digital image analyses with computer programming and scripting techniques
- Interpret the information provided by remote sensing data for a range of environmental applications and prepare reports that incorporate outputs from image analysis
- Describe how remote sensing is being used for a range of disciplines and applications
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