EESC 661 - Remote Sensing of the Environment in Earth, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Units: 3
Acquisition, interpretation and application of remotely-sourced data from both airborne and satellite platforms for use in the earth, environmental and sustainability sciences and for mapping/GIS; visual/digital interpretation and analysis of airphotos, non-photographic images (radar and thermal infrared).

Prerequisites: Departmental approval
Strongly Recommended Preparation: EESC 360 and EESC 460 or equivalent
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the underlying principles of remote sensing.
Identify the various techniques of remote sensing and describe how these techniques are used for collecting spatial data for use in the earth, environmental and sustainability sciences.
Distinguish between active and passive remote sensing.
Interpret satellite images, aerial photographs, and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) images.
Describe the advantages of limitations of different remote sensing technologies for different earth, environmental and sustainability science applications
Evaluate analog and digital image processing.
Identify and categorize information and construct various maps using remotely sensed data.
Open, manage, and organize imagery and orthophotos using image processing software.
Explain how remote sensing could be beneficially incorporated into a research project conducted by earth, environmental, and sustainability scientists.