GEOG 338: REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT Fall 2015 Department of Geography and Anthropology University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday: 5:00-5:50 pm. Location: Phillips 265 Lab: Tuesday and Thursday 5:50-6:50pm Phillips 268 Instructor: Dr. Cyril Wilson. Office: 250 Phillips Hall. Office hours: Wednesday 9:00-11:00am in P250 or by appointment. Thursday: 1:00-3:00pm in P268. Office phone: 715-836-3454 Email: wilsonc@uwec.edu Course Description An understanding of the basic principles of optical remote sensing and their applications Course objectives, Goals and Learning Outcomes Remote sensing of the Environment is designed to provide basic principles and knowledge of sub-orbital and orbital optical remote sensing theory and techniques, and how they are applied to spatial phenomena. The course emphasizes on the principles of electromagnetic radiation, photogrammetry, characteristics of Earth observing systems, LiDAR, and basic pre-processing of digital images. No prior knowledge of remote sensing is required to succeed in this course. The course is structured in a way that will introduce concepts in a manner that students will find relatively easy to grasp and then apply these skills in the various laboratory exercises and mini term project. The laboratory exercises are configured to enhance rapid building of student s remote sensing skills. The course utilizes the latest state-of-the-art remote sensing technology in completing laboratory exercises. Geog 338 fulfills the goals of the Geography Major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and also the core learning goal of the Geospatial Certificate. Specifically, students will be able to use the skills acquired in this course to address socially relevant questions and problems, be competent with industry relevant geospatial skills, be familiar with fundamental geographic knowledge, and practice geography in a responsible and ethical manner. At the end of the semester, students will achieve the following: understand the basic principles of optical remote sensing; be equipped with the art and science of obtaining information about spatial phenomena through remote sensing; have practical experience with the processing of remotely sensed images, and applying these skills in physical and social settings. This course is a prerequisite for Geog 438 (Advanced remote sensing) offered every other spring semester, Geog 358 (LiDAR Analysis & Applications) starting Fall 2016, and also a requirement of the geospatial certificate. Baccalaureate Degree Goals The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baccalaureate degrees has six (6) goals. Each student is expected to keep a portfolio of class assignments, laboratory exercises, and other materials that 1
demonstrate how they have achieved these goals through your courses. The goals are listed below along with references to particular exercises that you could save to illustrate how you have worked towards achieving that particular goal. Goals Projects 1 Knowledge of Human Culture and the Natural World (knowledge) Lectures, laboratory exercises, course reading 2 Creative and Critical Thinking (skill) Mini-term project 3 Effective Communication (skill) Exams, quizzes, mini-term project 4 Individual and Social Responsibility (value) Course reading, class participation & laboratory exercises 5 Respect for Diversity among People (value) NA 6 Integrative learning (skill) Laboratory exercises. Mini-term project. Primary readings *Course readings on Desire2Learn (D2L). Supplementary reading Weng, Qihao (2012). An introduction to contemporary remote sensing, McGraw Hill. Available in textbook rental. Image processing software Erdas Imagine 2015. ArcMap 10.3.1 Major Journals in Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing of Environment (RSE). International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS). Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS). Professional organizations 1. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing http://www.asprs.org/ 2. International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing http://www.isprs.org/ 3. Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org/ Resources UW-Eau Claire Geospatial Resource Page https://gis.uwec.edu/geospatialresources/ 2
Course requirements Final course grade depends on the following: (1) Examination: A midterm and a final exam. (2) Quiz: Two. (3) Laboratory exercises: Eight main ones including other exercises. (4) Mini term project. (5) Class participation. Examination There will be a Midterm Exam on the 9 th week of the semester and a Final Exam on final week. Both exams will consist of two parts, a multiple choice section and a short answer component. Quiz Two short quizzes will be given, one in week 5 and the second in week 13. Laboratory Exercises There are eight laboratory exercises distributed between weeks 3 and 14 of the semester. These lab exercises will be handed out by the instructor. A report on each lab exercise must be prepared in Microsoft Word and submitted in D2L drop box by the due date. Late work submission will not be accepted unless under inevitable circumstances. In addition to the lab report, students should prepare individual online technical reports for labs 4 through 8 and post to a blog. A blog rubric can be found in D2L. Students will have at least a week to complete each lab exercise depending on the length of the lab. Time required to complete each lab exercise may exceed normal class time. It is the duty of the student to visit the Geospatial or Cartography labs (Phillips Hall 268 or 275) out of class time to complete the lab exercises. Mini term project A mini term project of mostly data collection and preliminary remote sensing analysis is required. The instructor will present students with a pool of topics. Alternatively, students are free to develop a topic for possible investigation. The instructor will discuss the feasibility of the student s proposed topic for the project. Students are free to select any study area of interest. The project entails performing basic spatial and spectral preprocessing operations on spectral data to be used in the project. The complete execution of the project is not required for GEOG 338. It is expected that the student will expand upon and complete the project after acquiring advanced remote sensing skills in GEOG 438 (Advanced remote sensing) offered every other spring semester or in Geog 358 (LiDAR Analysis & Applications) offered every other fall semester. The goal of the mini term project is to ensure that students can conceptualize a remote sensing problem, develop part of the methodology, select spectral and some spatial data to be used in the project, and apply the skills acquired in the class in the preprocessing of data. The main objective of the project is to ensure that student s understanding of spectral remote sensing go beyond clicking lab instructions. The instructor will discuss more on the rubrics of the project in week 12 of the semester. 3
Class participation and attendance This includes attendance in lectures and making positive contributions in class. A student must obtain instructor consent if he/she will be absent from a class. If the absence is impromptu, the student must provide credible explanation for the absence. More than three unexplained absences will reflect on the student s final grade. Moreover, this is a hands-on course and repeated absences will greatly affect student s performance by jeopardizing their understanding of the concepts and applications. Grading Grading component is as follows: Assessment % Midterm exam 20 Final exam 20 Quizzes 8 Lab exercises & blogs 38 Mini term project 10 Class participation 4 Total 100 Grading scale is as follows: Grade Scale A A B+ B B C+ C C D+ D D F Percent (%) 93 100 90 92 87 89 83 86 80 82 77 79 73 76 70 72 67 69 63 66 60 62 <60 Below 60% is not a passing grade. Academic Misconduct (Cheating and Plagiarism) "I consider any academic misconduct in this course as a serious offense, and I will pursue the strongest possible academic penalties for such behavior. The disciplinary procedures and penalties for academic misconduct are described on the UW-Eau Claire Dean of Students web site (http://www.uwec.edu/dos/policies/academic/index.htm) in Chapter UWS 14 Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures. The instructor and university policy forbids plagiarism and cheating of any type. Any student found guilty of cheating and or plagiarizing will receive a ZERO grade for the exam, quiz, project or laboratory exercise involved. Furthermore, the student will face university charges for violating academic honesty. Classroom civility Students should be in their best behavior throughout the class. Do not do anything that will distract other students in the class or the instructor. Such behavior can militate against students understanding the lecture or class activity being pursued. As a part of this class, we are a component of a larger learning community where excellence is achieved through civil behavior. Please check Geospatial or Cartography lab policies on the department website at http://www.uwec.edu/geography/resources/labrules.htm. Laptops, tablets and cell phone usage policy Laptops, tablets and cellphone usage are not permitted during lectures and lab sessions. Lab computers are to be used solely for the completion of lab exercises during lab sessions. Browsing of social media is forbidden. Any internet browsing activity MUST be related to lab exercise or 4
course topic. Any student found defaulting on this mandate will be asked to get off the computer or leave the class should the student refuse to comply. Disability Any student who has a disability and is in need of classroom accommodations, please contact the instructor and the Services for Students with Disabilities Office in Centennial Hall 2106 at the beginning of the semester. Desire2Learn (D2L) This course will make use of Desire2Learn (D2L) medium to transmit lecture slides, primary reading, laboratory instructions, and other course materials to students. Students are encouraged to access Desire2Learn (D2L) at all times. Lecture slides will be uploaded on D2L after each class. D2L can be accessed from the top right UWEC home page or from https://uwec.courses.wisconsin.edu/. You will be required to enter your UW-Eau username and password. Lecture, Course Readings, and laboratory schedule Week Topic Reading & Lab exercise schedule 1 Background & scope of remote 9/3 sensing. Class introduction & description of syllabus. Background, history & scope of remote sensing. 2 Electromagnetic radiation & Earth interaction 9/8 The electromagnetic energy & radiation laws. *History & scope of remote sensing. Weng. Chapter 2. 9/10 Interactions with the atmosphere. Weng. Chapter 2. 3 Electromagnetic radiation & Earth interaction (cont). 9/15 Interactions with surfaces.*** *Electromagnetic radiation. 9/17 Spectral reflectance of known surfaces*** 4 Visual image interpretation 9/22 Aerial photo/image interpretation (manual procedure). 9/24 Additional tips for extracting information from aerial photos and images. *Electromagnetic radiation. *Image interpretation *Image interpretation Assessment due dates Lab 1due 5 Earth observation satellites 9/29 Medium resolution sensors Weng. Chapter 7. QUIZ 1 10/1 High & coarse resolution sensors. Hyperspectral sensors. Weng. Chapter 7. 5
6 Digital imagery & image resolution 10/6 Characteristics of digital imagery *Electronic imagery. Lab 2 due 10/8 Image features & file format transformation *Image resolution. 7 Color Theory & Coordinate systems 10/13 Color Theory & band combinations. Coordinate systems & image fusion *Coordinate Systems. 10/15 techniques. 8 Miscellaneous image functions 10/20 Destriping, line dropout, haze reduction, subsets, Linking image to *Mosaicking. Lab 3 due Google Earth, image differencing. Image mosaic, resampling, Introducing *Resampling. 10/22 spatial modeler. 9 Lidar remote sensing 10/27 MID TERM EXAMS EXAM 1 10/29 Lidar fundamentals, sensors & Weng. Chapter 10.6-10.8 Lab 4 due applications 10 Lidar remote sensing cont. 11/3 Sensor specification & data *Campbell 8 characteristics 11/5 Lidar data processing *Campbell 8 11 Image Geometric Correction 11/10 Background to image geometric correction; obtaining and use of Weng. Chapter 8.2. ancillary data for ground control points (GCP). Geometric correction procedure 11/12 Image geometric correction methods *Geometric processing of Lab 5 due remote sensing images. 12 Principles of photogrammetry 11/17 Geometric characteristics of aerial Weng. Chapter 4. photographs & images. 11/19 2D measurements & Stereoscopy Weng. Chapter 5. Lab 6 due 13 Principles of photogrammetry cont 11/24 Orthorectification Weng. Chapter 5. QUIZ 2 11/26 Thanksgiving day no class (Yee pee!!). 14 Analyzing Spectral Signatures 12/1 Analyzing spectral signatures 1 *Spectral imaging for remote sensing. pp. 1-11. Project topic due 12/3 Analyzing spectral signatures 2 *Spectral imaging for remote Lab 7 due sensing. pp. 1-11 15 Analyzing Spectral Signatures cont. 12/8 Analyzing spectral signatures 3 *Spectral imaging for remote sensing. pp. 1-11. 6
12/10 Jobs in remote sensing. Class summary Lab 8 due 16 Finals Week FINAL EXAM Project due Final exam Notes * = Readings on Desire2Learn (D2L). Weng. = readings from text book. *** = Online lecture. Lecture schedule is subject to change. Students will be notified about this accordingly. 7