SUBJECT

Title

Remote sensing

Type of instruction

practical

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 4

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

Knowledge:

History, evolution and types of remote sensing. Passive remote sensing: multispectral scanner technology, CCD technologies. Active remote sensing: radar scanning, radar interferometry, LIDARs, elevation modelling. Satellite orbits and orbit elements. Satellite types. Aerial remote sensing, image ortho-rectification. Interpretation of true color satellite imagery and aerial photographs.

Competences:

Capability of estimation of the order of involved quantities, capability of accomplishing basic geometric computations connected to remote sensing and satellite orbits, ability of choosing the appropriate remote sensing input database for an environmental project

Readings

Lillesand-Kiefer-Chipman: Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (7th Edition, 2014). Wiley & Sons