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Remote Sensing Essentials

Prof. A. K. Saraf · IIT Roorkee

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Lectures

UNIT 1

  1. Rudiments of Remote Sensing and Advantages Video
  2. Historical Perspective of development of remote sensing technology Video
  3. EM spectrum, solar reflection and thermal emission Video
  4. Interaction of EM radiation with atmosphere including atmospheric scattering,absorption and emission Video
  5. Interaction mechanisms of EM radiation with ground, spectral response curves Video

UNIT 2

  1. Laws of Radiation and their relevance in Remote Sensing Video
  2. Basis of remote sensing image representation Video
  3. Various Remote Sensing Platforms Video
  4. Multi-spectral scanners and imaging devices Video
  5. Significant characteristics of LANDSAT, SPOT, Sentinel sensors Video

UNIT 3

  1. Prominent characteristics of IRS, Cartosat, ResourceSat sensors Video
  2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle / Drone Video
  3. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Video
  4. Image characteristics and different resolutions in Remote Sensing Video
  5. Different techniques of Image acquisition Video

UNIT 4

  1. Importance of digital image processing Video
  2. Digital Image Processing Software Video
  3. Basic image enhancement techniques Video
  4. Colour representations and transformtions Video
  5. Image Histograms and statistics Video

UNIT 5

  1. Atmospheric errors and corrections Video
  2. Geometric transformations/Geo-referencing Technique Video
  3. Digital Image Processing Software Demonstration-1 Video
  4. Image enhancement techniques -I Video
  5. Image enhancement techniques -2 Video

UNIT 6

  1. Digital Image Processing Software - Demonstration-2 Video
  2. Spatial Filtering Techniques, Band rationing and PCA Video
  3. Frequency Doman Fourier Transformation Video
  4. Digital Image Processing Software - Demonstration-3 Video
  5. Unsupervised image classification and density slicing techniques Video

UNIT 7

  1. Supervised image classification techniques and limitations Video
  2. Digital Image Processing Software - Demonstration-4 Video
  3. LiDAR Technique and applications Video
  4. Mosaicking, subsets, sub-sampling techniques and applications Video
  5. False Topographic Phenomena and correction techniques-01 Video

UNIT 8

  1. False Topographic Phenomena and correction techniques-02 Video
  2. High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images and limitations Video
  3. Basic Image Compression techniques and different image file formats Video
  4. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Video
  5. Digital Image vs Digital Photograph Video

UNIT 9

  1. NDVI and other indices Video
  2. Active Microwave Remote Sensing-01 Video
  3. Active Microwave Remote Sensing-02 Video
  4. Radar Images interpretation and applications Video
  5. SAR Interferometry (InSAR) Technique-01 Video

UNIT 10

  1. SAR Interferometry (InSAR) Technique-02 Video
  2. Principles of image interpretation Video
  3. Image interpretation of different geological landforms, rock types and structures Video
  4. Remote Sensing of Moon and Mars Video
  5. Google Earth and its Applications Video

UNIT 11

  1. Integrated applications of RS and GIS in groundwater studies-01 Video
  2. Integrated applications of RS and GIS in groundwater studies-02 Video
  3. Applications of Remote Sensing in Earthquake Studies-01 Video
  4. Applications of Remote Sensing in Earthquake Studies-02 Video

UNIT 12

  1. Different sources of free satellite images Video
  2. Limitations of Remote Sensing Techniques Video

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Institution
IIT Roorkee
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. A. K. Saraf
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
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