FRWS 5750/6750 - APPLIED REMOTE SENSING
Fall Semester, 2007
9:30am - 10:20am (MWF – NR105), 2:00-3:20 M (Lab – BNR208)

 

R. Douglas Ramsey - Instructor - 355a Natural Resources
Office Phone - 797-3783; Office Hours - 10:30 - 12:00 MWF, or by Appt.
Text: - Introductory Digital Image Processing 3rd ed. - Jensen, Prentice Hall

 

Date

Topic

Reading

Lab

Aug. 27, 29, 31

 

Introduction to Digital Image Processing
The Remote Sensing Process

Remote Sensing Data Acquisition, Sensors

Ch. 1&2

Application Review

(In-Class)

Sep. 5, 7

Image Processing Systems, CPU, Storage, Display Alternatives, Image Display and Scientific Visualization, Black and White vs. Color, Band  Substitution

Ch 5

Introduction to Imagine

Sep. 10, 12, 14

Image Geometric Correction, Image to map correction, Image to image correction, Linear and polynomial transforms

Ch 7

Geometric Correction

Sep. 17, 19, 21

Color-Space Transforms, Data Fusion

Image Statistics: Descriptive, Univariate, Multivariate

Ch 4

OIF, Image Statistics, Spatial Modeler

Sep. 25, 27, 29

Image Preprocessing, Image Enhancement, Image Reduction, Transects, Contrast Enhancements, Band Ratioing, Spatial Filters, PCA, NDVI, Texture

Ch 8

Spatial Indices

Oct. 1, 3, 5

Image Radiometric Corrections, Sensor Detector Error, Environmental Attenuation

Ch 6

PCA/BGW

Oct. 8, 10, 12

Image Transforms

Ch 8

 

Oct. 15, 17

Spectral Indices – Vegetation, Soils, etc.

Ch 8

NDVI

Oct. 22, 24, 26

Image Classification

Ch 9

Feature Space

Oct. 29, 31

Nov. 2

Supervised Classification, Unsupervised Classification,

Ch 9

Unsupervised Classification

Nov. 5, 7, 9

Fuzzy Classification, Ancillary Data, Accuracy Assessment

Ch 13

Supervised Classification

Nov. 12, 14, 16
Nov. 19

Spectral Change Detection, Thematic Change
Detection

Ch 12

Supervised Classification

Nov. 26, 28, 30

GIS Linkages

 

Final Project Time

Dec. 3, 5, 7

Wrap-up

 

Fall Semester 2007 Important Dates:

August 27.................Classes Begin
September 3...............Holiday (Labor Day)

October 19…………..Fall Break
November 21 - 23............Holiday (Thanksgiving)
December 7................Last Day of Classes
December 10 - 14............Final Examinations