Content :The course focuses on the technical issues that surround the acquisition and utilization of remotely sensed airborne and satellite images for the study of physical and human landscapes. Techniques for analysing and interpreting images for studying biological, geological, hydrological and oceanographic processes as well as human activities will be emphasised. A substantial proportion of the course will be studied in the field, and therefore students are expected to produce reports to cover their field exercises.

Objective: To expose students to advanced concepts in remote sensing and their application to local phenomena and development processes.

Reading materials

1. Arnold, R. (1997). Interpretation of air photos and remotely sensed imagery. Upper Saddle River, NY: Prentice-Hill.
2. Lillesand, T., Kiefer, R. W., & Chipman, J. (2014). Remote sensing and image interpretation. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
3. Campbell, J. B., & Wynne, R. H. (2011). Introduction to remote sensing. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
4. Schowengerdt, R. A. (2006). Remote sensing: models and methods for image processing. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.