GEOG335 | INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING

Definition of remote sensing and its development, data collection techniques, the physical bases of remote sensing, types and characteristics of aerial photos, stereovision, principles of analyzing and interpretation of aerial photos, multispectral satellite data, types, characteristics and uses of satellite sensors, satellite platforms: Landsat, SPOT and IKONOS, radar satellites, digital images and their enhancement techniques, image processing and classification. Practical training to use software for remote sensing data analysis (3 credit hours: 2 theoretical hours and 2 hours lab)

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GEOG232 | PRINCIPLES OF CARTOGRAPHY
ENPL338 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENCE338 | CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING
ENME1210 | ENGINEERING DRAWING
ENME121 | ENGINEERING DRAWING
ENCE3380 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
ENPL2380 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS