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Remote Sensing

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 548-0004/10
Abbreviation DPZ
Course title Remote Sensing
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geoinformatics
Course coordinator Ing. Lucie Orlíková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic spectrum. Radiometric
units and indicators. Sources of radiation.
2) Reflection. Interaction with environment.
3) Influence of atmosphere.
4) Land objects and its identification and evaluation.
5) Water. Rocks and soils. Anthropogenic surfaces.
6) Data capturing. Camera. Type of images. Radiometer. Scanners
7) Carriers. Satellites and instruments.
8) Principles of remotely sensed data processing. Interpretation of still images.
9) Principles of digital image processing. Corrections and adjustation.
10) Image enhancement.
11) Classification (unsupervised, supervised, hybrid). Object-oriented classification
12) Radar analysis, lidar.
13) Applications of Remote Sensing

Literature

Liu J.G, Mason P.J.: Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing. Willey, 2016. ISBN 9781118724200 
Lillesand T., Kiefer R., Chipman J.: Remote sensing and image interpretation. Wiley, 2015.
Rees, W.G.: Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice. Taylor & Francis, Cambridge, 2006, 285 stran.
Duzgun S., Demirel N: Remote Sensing of the Mine Environment. CRC press, 2011.

Advised literature

Moigne J.L., Netanyahu N.S., Eastman R.D.: Image Registration for Remote Sensing. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Schultz, G.A., Engman, E.T. (Eds.), 2000. Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59583-7
Andronache, C. (Ed.), 2018. Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation, Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer International Publishing, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72583-3
Clevers, J: Overview RS-Basics Digital Lectures. Wageningen, 1999. On-line: http://www.geo-informatie.nl/courses/grs20306/lectures/overview.htm