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Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - GMAT3500
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.gmat.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduction to geometric and spectral properties of remotely sensed images. Analogue and digital images - photography, electro-optical and microwave systems. Introduction to the physics of visible, infrared and microwave remotely sensed imagery. Atmospheric effects. Image geometry - central projection, scan and microwave systems. Concept of stereovision. Inner orientation of central projection, collinearity equations, deviations from collinearity. Exterior orientation of sensor systems; object geometry from overlapping images, for block photography for aerial and close range applications. Digital photogrammetric workstations and their functions. Photogrammetric project planning. Image interpretation.

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