EV5506 - Remote Sensing
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2012 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
If you are training to become a town planner, an environmental scientist, a geographer,
a geologist, a marine scientist, a biologist, a natural resource manager, this subject
is for you. Become a leader in your field and learn how to generate your own spatial
data instead of relying on old and often irrelevant information services. The science
of remote sensing is advancing rapidly as sophisticated sensors obtain data with increasingly
detailed spatial, spectral, temporal resolution. This has resulted in our ability
to extract quantitative, biophysical data (eg temperature, rainfall, biomass, vegetation
cover, rock types and mineral composition, urban features). Such information is becoming
increasingly important in many professions. This subject focuses on the applications
of airborne and satellite remote sensing to terrestrial environments for resource
inventory, monitoring and environmental problem solving. The theory and practice of
relevant image interpretation and digital image analysis techniques are covered through
practical and project work.
Learning Outcomes
- master a wide range of skills encountered in GIS practice;
- have a sound basis to the underlying theory of remote sensing;
- have an awareness of the scientific applications of remotely-sensed;
- use data and analytical techniques to address specific environmental problems.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends.
Assumed Knowledge:
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A basic understanding of geography and GIS |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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EV3506 |
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Study Period 10,
Limited
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Census Date 13-Dec-2012 |
Non-standard start/end 10-Sep-2012 to 04-Jan-2013 |
Face to face teaching
18-Nov-2012 to 22-Nov-2012
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Lecturer:
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<Person not found>. |
Workload expectations: |
- 28 hours lectures
- 28 hours tutorials
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Assessment: |
end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (10%); essays (30%); assignments (10%). |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.