| Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 4579 (v.2) Mathematics 181
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12165 (v.2) Mathematics 133
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| Syllabus: | Upon completion of this unit students will have - Gained an overall understanding of the use of digital remote sensing for mapping the earth's surface, developed an understanding of the physics of of data acquisition and the steps necessary to extract information from that data and gained experience in using industry standard image processing software. |
| Syllabus: | No prescribed references. |
| Syllabus: | Mather P.M., (2002), Computer Processing of Remotely Sensed Images, 2nd ed, John Wiley and Sons. |
| Syllabus: | Exam 45%, Lab Reports 20%, Mid Semester Test 35%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
| Syllabus: | Scope of remote sensing. Physical base of remote sensing. Satellite and airborne sensor systems. Image statistics, display, preprocessing. Rectification of digital Landsat imagery. Image enhancement, spectral and spatial filtering. Thematic information extraction, classification and acuracy assessment, change detection. Hyperspectral and radar sensors. Selecting a remote sensing system for application. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit students will have - Gained an overall understanding of the use of digital remote sensing for mapping the earth's surface, developed an understanding of the physics of of data acquisition and the steps necessary to extract information from that data and gained experience in using industry standard image processing software. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Mather P.M., (2002), Computer Processing of Remotely Sensed Images, 2nd ed, John Wiley and Sons. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Exam 45%, Lab Reports 20%, Mid Semester Test 35%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
