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HRT3009Remote Sensing2+1+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOMATICS ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Volkan YILMAZ
Co-LecturerDOCTOR LECTURER Esra TUNÇ GÖRMÜŞ,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Objectives of this course are to explain the basic fundamentals of remote sensing, how to get information from satellite image and how to interpret them, review of basic and advanced principles of image analysis; advanced laboratory techniques, integration of remote sensing with GIS.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Have ability to understanding of geometric and spectral properties of remotely sensed images, analog and digital images, and electro-optical and microwave systems.4,61
LO - 2 : Be aware of the range of satellite data available from earth orbiting remote sensing satellites.4,61
LO - 3 : Understand the properties of such data relevant for GIS users.4,61,3
LO - 4 : Select appropriate RS data to answer particular geographic questions.4,61
LO - 5 : Analyze remotely sensed data in order to generate information suitable for a GIS application.4,61,3
LO - 6 : Manage a simple remote sensing data chain from acquisition, and manage a project sourced remote sensing data.4,63
LO - 7 : Use at an elementary level an industry standard software package for processing remotely sensed images to perform image processing applications such as 4,61,3
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Introduction, Energy sources and radiation principles, Energy interactions in the atmosphere, Energy interactions with earth surface features (Vegetation, Soil, Water) , Thermal Remote Sensing, Thermal images, thermal characteristics of objects, Microwave Remote Sensing, Digital image, Resolutions, Characteristics of an idea/real remote sensing system, Multispectral sensing, Reference data, Color, Earth resource satellites and characteristics, Preprocessing, Radiometric correction, Atmospheric correction, Noise reduction, Geometric correction, (Rectification, Registration) , Image enhancement , Contrast enhancement, Filtering, Image rationing: VI, NDVI, Feature extraction, Classification algorithms, Unsupervised classification, Supervised classification.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, content of the course, conceps, general descriptions and course materials
 Week 2Energy sources and radiation principles
 Week 3Energy interactions in the atmosphere, Energy interactions with earth surface features (Vegetation, Soil, Water)
 Week 4Satellites, sensors and their properties
 Week 5Digital image, resolution concept, properties of remote sensing systems
 Week 6Multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing, band and spectral information concepts
 Week 7Preprocessing of images, radiometric correction, atmospheric correction, noise reduction
 Week 8Image registration and rectification
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Image enhancement, contrast enhancement, filtering, band ratios (VI, NDVI)
 Week 11Image enhancement applications
 Week 12Feature extraction, classification algorithms
 Week 13Unsupervised classification
 Week 14Supervised Classification
 Week 15Classification applications
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Mather, P.M. 1987; Computer Processing of Remotely Sensed Images, USA.
2Erdas Fieldguide
 
Recommended Reading
1Lillesand, T.M , Kiefer, R.W., 1997; Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley Sons, USA.
2Campbell, J. B., 1996; Introduction to Remote Sensing, The Guilford Press.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 12 2 20
End-of-term exam 16 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 6 8 48
Arasınav için hazırlık 8 5 40
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 3 3 9
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 6 48
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load189