Course Description
Instructor(s):
Esra ÇETİN KASA (Dr.)
Course Code / Semester: GEOE 4515 / Fall
Level: Undergraduate (Elective Course)
Assessment:
Midterm: % 40
Final: % 60
Course Objectives:
- Understand the principles of remote sensing
- Understand the remote sensing methods
- Understand the remote sensing applications and results on various geological problems.
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to remote sensing principles and applications. Remote sensing is a large and diverse field, thus only selected methods will be covered. This course is a theoretical lecture, but we will try to use some of GIS techniques to better understand the solution of some geological problems.
Course Syllabus
| I. Week | Introduction to Remote Sensing |
| II. Week | Introduction to Remote Sensing |
| III. Week | Sensors and Platforms |
| IV. Week | Geodetic Datum and Map projections |
| V. Week | Spectral signatures of Materials |
| VI. Week | Application of drone technology in the field |
| VII. Week | Geographic Information System (GIS) in Remote Sensing |
| VIII. Week | Pixels, images, colors (color composites) |
| IX. Week | Digitizing of images (image enhancement, classification, interpretation, vegetation indices) |
| X. Week | Remote Sensing data explorer applications, how and where to download necessary data (Homework Reports deadline) |
| XI. Week | Midterm Exam |
| XII. Week | Homework Presentations |
| XIII. Week | Global Positioning Systems (GPS) |
| XIV. Week | Microwave Remote Sensing Methods (InSAR) |
Lecture Notes
You can find the lecture notes link in the readings section.