GEOG313-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

Remote Sensing Data for Geographic Analysis

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

This course explores available Remote Sensing data streams and develops skills for the acquisition and analysis of satellite data. Practical work focuses on the preparation of data for use in a Geographic information system (GIS). Laboratory exercises using RSInc's ENVI software package, set weekly during Term 3, introduce practical skills required to complete a data preparation task during the final term.

Prerequisites

30 points of 200-level Geography, including GEOG205, or
in special cases with approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Note - Clashes between the GEOG313 lab and the GEOG322 lecture will be accomodated.

Course Coordinator

Wolfgang Rack

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Campbell, James B; Introduction to remote sensing ; 3rd ed; Taylor & Francis, 2002 (Avoid the 2nd edition).

Lillesand, Thomas M. , Kiefer, Ralph W; Remote sensing and image interpretation ; 4th ed; John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

Richards, J. A. , Jia, Xiuping; Remote sensing digital image analysis : an introduction ; 4th ed; Springer, 2006.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $626.00

International fee $2,813.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page .

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