ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 442/542:

INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING

WINTER QUARTER, 2009

Last Updated: 1/16/2009 

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. David Wallin; Temporary Office: AH308; (my normal office is in ES435 but it has become uninhabitable due to leaky windows and mold problems);Phone: 650-7526; e-mail: wallin@cc.wwu.edu
TEACHING ASSISTANT: Erica Capuana; Office ES430; Phone 650-7353; e-mail: capuane@cc.wwu.edu
TEXT: Introduction to Remote Sensing, 4th edition, by J.B. Campbell.  I have been using this text for a number of years and older 2nd and 3rd editions may be available.  The brand new 4th edition includes one brand new chapter and each of the other chapters have been updated to varying degrees.  Note that the 4th edition came out in hardcover in 2007 and softcover in 2008.  The content of both versions is the same but the softcover is about $30 cheaper.  I’d suggest the softcover.  Also, you can probably get by with an older edition if you can find it, however, if you do use an older edition, you are responsible for the new material in the 4th edition.  I will place one copy of the 3rd edition and one copy of the 4th edition on reserve in the main library.

CLASS MEETING TIME: MWF 10:00-10:50, AW406  (Note: “AW” stands for “Academic Instructional West”; this is the newest building on the south end of campus.  The “West” part of the name indicates the wing of the building closest to the Student Rec Center)
 Lab Meeting, WF 12:00-1:50, AH16

OFFICE HOURS:
Dr. Wallin: MTWF 2:00-3:00 (sign-up on office door) and by appointment.
Erica Capuana: M 2:00-4:00 in the SAL lab (AH16) and by appointment

Additional readings as assigned: Books are on reserve in the Main library and journal articles and book chapters are in a folder in the Huxley College Library.
Click here for list of readings on reserve in the Main Library

Other useful links for this course:
List of useful Remote Sensing Links 

Grades:  1. Midterm exam, 30%; Graduate Students, 25%
                2. Final exam, 30% ; Graduate Students, 25%
                3. Lab Reports, 35% Click here for a list of lab exercises and other information about the lab
                4. Class Participation, 5%.
               5. Projects; Graduate Students Only, 10%. Project results will be presented both as a web page.
                                (Click here for information about the content of your Graduate Project)
                                (Click here for a guide to web page authoring for your Graduate Project)
                                (Click here a list of links to Graduate Student Projects completed during previous years)

 

Late Assignments: grades reduced by 5%/day if turned in late without a valid excuse (illness, family crisis, etc.)

Grading: A =93; A- 90-92; B+ 88-89; B 83-87; B- 80-82; C+ 78-79; C 73-77; C- 70-72; D+ 68-69; D 63-67 D- 60-62; F 0-59

 

TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE:

This schedule will be revised and updated from time to time as the term progresses. You should check this page periodically for updates. This page was last updated on 12/29/2008.

 

 

Topic

Chapters from
Campbell

Week 1: 1/7- 9        

PART I: FOUNDATIONS; History of Remote Sensing ; EM Radiation

Chapter 1, 2

Tatem et al. Amer. Sci. Review 2008

Week 2: 1/12-16

PART II: IMAGE ACQUISITION; Image Classification, 

 

Photographic Sensors, Digital Data

Chapter 12, Verbyla Chapters 6 & 7 (on reserve in main library and one copy is in the  notebook in the Huxley library)

Chapters 3, 4

Week 3: 1/19-23

Image Interpretation;

Each graduate student should meet with D. Wallin NO LATER THAN 1/23 to come up with a topic for your graduate project.  There is a 5% penalty/dayon your project grade for failure to meet this deadline.(Click here for details)

 Chapters 5

Week 4: 1/26-1/30

Land Observation Satellites

Graduate Student Project Outlines due by 1/30.  These outlines will be graded and will contribute 10% towards the grade for this project. .(Click here for details)

Chapters 6

Week 5: 2/2-6

MID-TERM EXAM on Friday, Feb. 6

 

Week 6: 2/9-13

Change Detection

 

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Assigned Readings

Week 7: 2/16-20

Active Microwave and LIDAR

 

Chapters 7, 8

 

 

Week 8: 2/23-2/27

Thermal Radiation; Image Resolution

PART II: ANALYSIS; Preprocessing;   Field Data

Accuracy Assessment, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing.  Graduate Student Project Preliminary Results due by 2/27.  These results will be graded and will contribute 10% towards the grade for this project.  (Click here for details)

Chapter 9, 10, 12

 

Chapter 13, 14

Week 9: 3/2-6

Geographic Information Systems, Land Use and Land Cover Classification

 

Chapter 15, 19

Week 10: 3/9-13

Hydrospheric Sciences; Global Remote Sensing

 Graduate Student Final Projects due by 3/13.  (Click here for details)

Chapter 18, 20

Finals week 3/16-20

Check University’s Timetable of Classes for date and time of final exam Click here for the WWU Online Final Exam Schedule

 

Links to two recent papers that I have discussed in class:

Cohen, W.B., M. Fiorella, J. Gray, E. Helmer and K. Anderson.  1998.  An efficient and accurate method for mapping forest clearcuts in the Pacific Northwest using Landsat imagery.  Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 64(4):293-300.  cohen_etal_1998_apr_293-300.pdf

 

Cohen, W.B., T.A. Spies, R.J. Alig, D.R. Otter, T.K. Maiersperger and M. Fiorella.  2002.  Characterizing 23 years (1972-95) of stand replacement disturbance in western Oregon forests with Landsat imagery.  Ecosystems 5:122-137.  cohen_etal_2002.pdf

 

He, H.S., D.J. Mladenoff, V.C. Radeloff and T.R. Crow.  1998.  Integration of GIS and Satellite Data.  Ecological Applications 8(4):1072-1083 http://ezproxy.library.wwu.edu/login?url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1051-0761%28199811%298%3A4%3C1072%3AIOGDAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-5

 

Imhoff, M.L., W.T. Lawrence, C.D. Elvidge, T. Paul, E. Levine, M.V. Privalsky and V. Brown.  1997.  Using nighttime DMSP/OLS images of city lights to estimate the impact of urban land use on soil resources in the United States.  Remote Sensing of Environment 59:105-117. http://ezproxy.library.wwu.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(97)00046-1

Imperv surface mapping using CIR Imagery COB_ColorIR2004_Processing.pdf
 



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