Geographic Information Systems III

Electromagnetic radiance, spectrum. Radiometric variables. Radiance sources.
Interaction with environment. Reflectance. Influence of atmosphere. Dispersion,
absorption in atmosphere. Land cover - identification and evaluation of
objects. Data collection. Camera. Films. Types of photos. Radiometer.
Mechanical scanner, electronic scanner. Carriers. Satellites and sensors.
Principles of remotely sensed data processing. Objective of remote sensing.
Photo interpretation. Principles of digital image processing. Application of RS.