Course12110700920 lectures
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Prof. Arun K. Saraf · IIT Roorkee
Lectures
Unit-1
- What is satellite based remote sensing?
- Development of remote sensing technology and advantages
- Different platforms of remote sensing.
- Electromagnetic Spectrum, solar reflection and thermal emission
- Interaction of EM radiation with atmosphere including atmosheric scattering, absorbtion and emission
Unit-2
- Interaction machanism of EM radiation with ground and spectral response curve
- Principles of image interpretation
- Multi-spectral scanners and imaging devices
- Salient characteristics of Landsat, IRS, Cartosat, Resourcesat sensors
- Image characteristics and different resolutions in Remote Sensing
Unit-3
- Image interpretation of different geological landforms, rock types and structures
- Remote Sensing Integration with GIS and GPS
- Geo-referencing Technique
- Basic Image Enhancement Techniques
- Spatial Filtering , Band ratio and Principal Component Analysis techniques
Unit-4
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Roorkee
- Department
- General
- Teacher
- Prof. Arun K. Saraf
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
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