Image Interpretation, GEOL 50751

Meets: MWF 10 – 10:50 AM

Dates to remember:      

                        4/4                    Monday           Classes Begin

                        5/4                    Wednesday      Last day of classes

Instruction material:

            Class handouts

            Slides posted on the course website under Docsharing

            Remote Sensing Tutorial website

            Weblinks posted on the course website under Webliography

Instructor: Ranjan S. Muttiah

Office Hours:             Wednesday, Thursday 2-4:00 pm.   Generally, open door policy.

Objectives & Goals:

The objective of the course is to provide you with the knowledge and hands-on skills in image classification techniques, including hyper spectral mapping.

The class will organized according to one lecture class per week (expect this to be on Mondays), followed by laboratory work the rest of the week.   Regular exercises will be given.   All homework should be turned in on the course website, due on or before mid-night of the deadline.   No late homework will be taken.  

Schedule:

Week – 1: Image Classification

Week – 2: Introduction to Hyperspectral data & spectral libraries

Week – 3: Mapping methods with Hyperspectral data

Week – 4: Geologic and Vegetation Case Studies

Grade Distribution:

Quizzes:                                     20%

Homeworks:                              30%

Final Exam:                                50%

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