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
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.
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Topic |
Chapters from |
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Week 1: 1/7- 9 |
PART I: FOUNDATIONS; History of Remote Sensing ; EM Radiation |
Chapter 1, 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Week 5: 2/2-6 |
MID-TERM EXAM on Friday, Feb. 6 |
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Week 6: 2/9-13 |
Change Detection . |
Assigned |
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Week 7: 2/16-20 |
Active Microwave and LIDAR |
Chapters 7, 8 |
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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 |
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Week 9: 3/2-6 |
Geographic Information Systems, Land Use and Land Cover Classification |
Chapter 15, 19 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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