G982 – Remote Sensing

Module
Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing
Module number
G982
Version: 1
Faculty
Spatial Information
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Oczipka
martin.oczipka(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Oczipka
martin.oczipka(at)htw-dresden.de

Course language(s)

English
in "Remote Sensing"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)

Paper
in "Remote Sensing"

Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Oral academic assessment
Module examination | Examination time: 15 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Remote Sensing"

Form of teaching
  • Lectures
  • Exercises
  • Project work and presentation (APL)
Media type
  • Powerpoint
  • Videos
Instruction content/structure
  • Definition and history of remote sensing and photogrammetry
  • Physical principles of remote sensing
  • Platforms: Satellites, aircrafts, helicopters and UAS
  • Sensors: Cameras, optical scanners, RADAR, LIDAR and others
  • Digital images
  • Imagery: Image geometry, georeferencing, processing, enhancement analysis and classification
  • Environmental Monitoring: nature and heritage 
Qualification objectives
  • Basic understanding remote sensing
  • Image processing with ERDAS Imagine
  • Comprehensive knowledge on the use of appropriate sensors for specific tasks in environmental monitoring
  • Mastery of basic underlying techniques for image enhancement and analysis
  • Visualization of image data and results
Social and personal skills
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Special admission requirements
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Recommended prerequisites
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Continuation options
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Literature
  • Joseph, George: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, 2005
  • Chuvieco, Emilio: Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing An Environmental Approach, 2020
  • Jones, Hamlyn G.,  Vaughan, ‎Robin A.: Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Principles, Techniques, 2010  
Current teaching resources
  • PDF of slides
Notes
No information