Generally, there will be two lectures per week. There will be eight labs in all. All lab exercises will be due as assigned unless otherwise notified in class. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO THE LAB EXERCISES AS THE SEMESTER PROGRESSES. As you gain expertise and your interpretative skills evolve, the exercises will be more involved and explore the interrelationships of Remote Sensing principles and spectral response patterns or terrain features. 

The materials for the lab exercises not handed out in class will be housed in the University Library Interactive Media Center. This facility is in the basement of the library ULB 41. You will check out the necessary material to complete the lab; you may have to check out materials for only one question at a time due to the nature of the lab exercise. Be certain to allow time for this procedure. 

Terms :

The terms and items listed below are provided to assist you in the onerous task of assimilating and retaining an awareness of the field of remote sensing. 
 
 

remote sensing  visible light  thermal IR  near IR  Rayleigh Scatter  specular reflectors  aperture  silver halide  low band filter  vignetting  endlap  image texture  land cover  land ho  lineament  displacement  pairaaces  micrometer  ultraviolet  Landsat  atmospheric windows  diffuse reflector  depth of field  high band filter  Wratten 12 filter  photo index  resolving power  deciduous	electromagnetic spectrum  electromagnetic wave  energy/wavelength relationship  Stefan-Boltzmann Law  Mie Scatter  water absorption bands  f-stop  hi ho silver  subtractive primary  wide angle  small scale  photogrammetry  Level II category  crop calendar  CBD  parallax  UTM grid  electromagnetic energy  infrared energy  photons  Wien's Displacement Law  focal length  diapositive  additive primary  intervalometer  nadir  stereoscope  principal point	frequency  particle theory  blackbody  emitted energy  imagery  emulsion  panchromatic  false color  oblique  orthophoto  land use  tree crown  evergreen  fiducial mark  paradox  wavelength  wave theory  microwaves  9.7 micrometers  photograph  focal plane  resolution  democratic primary  strip camera  datum plane  conifer  CCD
absolute zero (not to be confused with quiz grades)

Required Materials:

TEXT: Lillesand and Kiefer, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (2000), Fourth Edition, John Wiley and Sons. 

Lab Equipment: 1) ruler; 2) colored pencils; 3) drafting tape; 4) hand magnifier--5X or better; 5) herculine or mylar; Hand magnifier--available at camera stores or camera supply areas of many large discount retail stores 

Course Requirements GOG 385:
 
 

Two mid-term exams
Exam I	20%
Exam II	20%
Final Comprehensive Exam	20%
Lab Exercises	20%
Quizzes	20%

Course Requirements GOG 584/PLN 551:
 
 

Two mid-term exams
Exam I	25%
Exam II	25%
Final Comprehensive Exam	30%
Lab Exercises	20%

Course Outline:

These chapters will be covered in lecture in approximately this order. There will be some overlap and some sections or topics that precede or follow the lectures in content. Other subjects and topic will appear repeatedly throughout the semester. 
 
 

SAMPLE: Approximate Sequence of Lecture Topics and Readings
Chapters 1; 2; 3.1-3.15; 4.1-4.8 (scan); 4.9-4.12 (read)
	Introduction: the field of Remote Sensing
	Fundamentals continued/The Electromagnetic Spectrum/Photogrammetry
	Photogrammetry/Film Factors/Black and White Photography
	Image Quality/Resolution(s)/Contrast-Dynamic Range
	Resolution-Resolution-Resolution
	Interpretation Principles - analog but digital too
	Image Analysis Principles/Color Theory
	Color Theory/Reflective Infrared
	Color Infrared Interpretation/Thematic Mapping
	EXAM I
	Thematic Mapping and Image Classification
Chapters 5; 6; and 8 (omit chapter 7)
	Thermal Infrared Imagery/Radiometry
	Multispectral Scanners
	Multispectral Scanners
	Lab 7
	Digital Image Analysis
	EXAM II
	Digital Image Analysis
	Satellite Systems/Radar
	Radar
	Radar
	Final Exam: Announced in Class