Remote Sensing of the Environment GEOG5056

  • Academic Session: 2014-15
  • School: School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Available to Erasmus Students: Yes

Short Description

Introductory principles of remote sensing and examples of data sets. Processing and interpretation of remotely sensed data.

Timetable

Weekly classes held during the second semester.

Requirements of Entry

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1. A project report of no more than 2,000 words based on remote sensing data.

2. A written examination involving both data interpretation and essay answers

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

The course aims to provide students with understanding of the principles and practicalities of airborne and satellite remote sensing. Awareness of the potential and limitations of remotely-sensed data will be developed, along with appreciation of errors and uncertainties in the data.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. explain the principles of remote sensing, with reference to a range of examples;

2. explain methods for processing remotely sensed data to generate environmental information;

3. explain sources of error in remote sensing data;

4. explain examples of the use of remote sensing data to detect and quantify environmental change;

5. explain how remote sensing data can be integrated with other data sources;

6. account for the uncertainties in detecting environmental change using remote data;

7. discuss the limitations of using remotely sensed data to detect environmental change;

8. write scientific reports, including use of established conventions for the reporting of results and analysis and the appropriate use and referencing of relevant published material.