Section: Fundamentals: from physics to visuals | Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

Section: Fundamentals: from physics to visuals | Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Z_GIS

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- Select activity Introduction
  
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- Select activity Development feedback
  
  Development feedback Forum
  
  Please post all suggestions and corrections for this module. Refer to specific sections whenever your posting applies to content of a specific section.
- Select activity Learning objectives (module level): appreciate ...
  Learning objectives (module level):
  
  appreciate the value of remote sensing imagery as a core element for a(ny) Digital Earth
  
  explain and communicate the fundamentals of remote sensing including physical principles and characteristics of platforms and sensors
  
  gain experience with at least two different cloud platforms for remore sensing image analysis - e.g. Sentinel Hub and ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online
  
  modify multi-band image display according to information needs and application domains
  
  visually integrate imagery with geospatial displays, products and apps
  
  access, manage, explore and integrate remote sensing imagery into geospatial workflows and products
  
  understand and adequately apply simple classification methods, starting from indices
  
  work with raster analysis methods, including pre- and post-processing
  
  implement simple change detection and monitoring tools
  
  be aware of advanced topics of remote sensing data management and analysis in general terms

Fundamentals: from physics to visuals

Fundamentals: from physics to visuals
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  understand the physical principles and laws determining electromagnetic (em) radiation and its spectral characteristics
  
  explain the difference between passive and active remote sensing systems, their respective application contexts and the impact of atmospheric modification
  
  understand the interaction of em radiation with the Earth's surface and and adequately visualize resulting spectral reflectance properties of land cover
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  Section overview
  
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- Select activity Perceiving the Imperceptive: ArcGIS Imagery Book ch.4
  
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- Select activity Fundaments of Optical Remote Sensing
  
  Fundaments of Optical Remote Sensing URL
  
  EO4GEO Lecture on the physical (and other) scientific foundations in the important domain of passive, optical Earth Observation (teachers will provide guidance to essentials). >Presentation
- Select activity Introductory exercise course to remote sensing
  
  Introductory exercise course to remote sensing URL
  
  EO4GEO Lecture introducing some basic principles of remote sensing, and introducing data sources, Copernicus services as well as application domains. >Presentation
- Select activity Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
  
  Fundamentals of Remote Sensing File
  
  Presentation slides from the Worldbank Open Learning Campus Fundamentals of Aquatic Remote Sensing course.
- Select activity Take a picture and experiment with RBG de/composition
  
  Take a picture and experiment with RBG de/composition URL
- Select activity RGB Color Mixer
  
  RGB Color Mixer URL
- Select activity Landsat Viewer - multispectral visualisation & indices
  
  Landsat Viewer - multispectral visualisation & indices URL
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- Select activity Sentinel EO Browser - Visualisation
  
  Sentinel EO Browser - Visualisation Page
  
  Explore multiband visualisation and visual enhancement of imagery
- Select activity Sentinel Explorer - check out spectral signatures
  
  Sentinel Explorer - check out spectral signatures Page
  
  Explore the characteristic patterns of reflectance values across image bands
- Select activity Sentinel Explorer - create and interpret scatter plots
  
  Sentinel Explorer - create and interpret scatter plots Page
  
  Check the distribution and correlation of pairs of spectral bands
- Select activity Sentinel Explorer - identify land cover 'classes'
  
  Sentinel Explorer - identify land cover 'classes' Page
  
  Use bivariate scatter plots to find similar areas in an image
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Section: Fundamentals: from physics to visuals | Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Z_GIS

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Fundamentals: from physics to visuals

Fundamentals: from physics to visuals