UNSW Handbook Course - Environmental Earth Observation

Environmental Earth Observation - GEOS1801


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 5
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Excluded: GEOG1801
	Offered: To be advised
	Fee Band: 2

Description

This course is an introduction to the methods used to gather spatial information by remote sensing and how this can be used in mapping and displaying the observed geographical, geological and biological information gained. The course begins with coverage of the fundamentals of remote sensing including the theroy of electromagnetic radiation, spectral properties of the natural and manufactured materials and airborne and satellite sensing systems. This is followed by consideration of the principles of photographic analysis and image interpretation, the fundamentals of cartographic models, GIS data handling, elementary spatial measurement, analysis of spatial arrangements, overlay and thematic mapping.

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