FORS 251 - Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): GPHY 284 or SRVY 283.
The theory and application of photo and electro-optical remote sensing for mapping resources and developing information systems. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Discuss the electromagnetic spectrum and how it relates to remote sensing.
Retrieve and composite remotely sensed raster data to create images for interpretive purposes.
Describe characteristics of remotely sensed raster data and explain corrections necessary to conduct change comparisons.
Radiometrically correct cell values and clip to area of interest.
Perform raster calculations to compute normalized vegetation index and compare change in vegetation through different time periods.
Explain and perform supervised and unsupervised classification.
Discuss the acquisition and utility of Lidar data.
Determine scale of an aerial photo and measure distances and areas.
Determine heights of objects using relief displacement and stereoscopic parallax.
Locate principal points, conjugate principal points, and flight lines.
Use a pocket stereoscope to view overlapping aerial photos in 3 dimensions.
Delineate land cover classes.