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GPHY 242 Remote Sensing I: Remote Sensing of the Environment Units: 3.00
The physical principles and practices of collecting, analyzing and interpreting various remote sensing data from the visible, infrared, and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are examined. In addition, the display, enhancement and interpretation of various digital remote sensing data, from airborne to satellite scales, is emphasized. Enrolment is limited.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 36 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite (GPHY 101/3.0 or GPHY 102/3.0 or GPHY 105/3.0 or BADR 100/3.0 or BISC 100/3.0*) or permission of the Department.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and apply the key concepts and laws governing electromagnetic radiation.
- Extract information about urban and environmental features, regions, and phenomena from the electromagnetic energy recorded by terrestrial, airborne and spaceborne sensors.
- Apply standard image processing techniques to view, analyze and interpret remote sensing data across a range of spatial and temporal scales.
- Explain how remote sensing derivatives can be used to map or model a range of environmental processes.
- Recognize the limitations of remotely sensed data to describe human/urban processes and issues surrounding inequitable data access, surveillance, and privacy.