Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | UA503 |
| Name | Remote Sensing |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. VEDAT PEŞTİMALCİ |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Learning the basis of remote sensing
Course Content
Definition of remote sensing. Basis of remote sensing. Radiation sources, radiometers and satellites, atmospheric windows, target and characteristics
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Student learn what remote sensing is. |
| LO02 | Student learn sources of radiation |
| LO03 | Student learn stellites and their characteristics |
| LO04 | Student learn wavelength region of atmospheric windows |
| LO05 | Student learn electromagnetic spectrum |
| LO06 | Student learn remote sensing targets and their chracteristics |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | At the end of the programme, the students acquire advanced knowledge on remote sensing and GIS theory | |
| PLO02 | - | The students gain knowledge on remote sensing technologies, sensors and platforms and remotely sensed data | |
| PLO03 | - | The students generate information using remotely sensed data and GIS together with database management skills. | |
| PLO04 | - | The students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to understand a system, a system component or process for planning purposes, using modern techniques and methods. | |
| PLO05 | - | The students develop the necessary skills for selecting and using appropriate techniques and tools for engineering practices, using information technologies effectively, and collecting, analysing and interpreting data. | |
| PLO06 | - | The students identify, describe, formulate and solve problems in engineering, and for this purpose, they are able to select appropriate techniques and apply analytical methods and models. | |
| PLO07 | - | The students gain knowledge to use current data and methods for multi-disciplinary research | |
| PLO08 | - | The students develop an understanding of sustainable resource management and planning to meet human needs by taking ecological factors into consideration in light of the current research data. | |
| PLO09 | - | The students gain technical competence and skills in using recent GIS and remote sensing software | |
| PLO10 | - | The students gain the necessary skills to access information, review the literature, use databases and other sources of information, as well as lifelong learning awareness and the skills to follow scientific and technological developments for personal improvement. | |
| PLO11 | - | The students gain knowledge on temporal, radiometrici, spatial and spectral characteristics of remotely sensed data, as well as optic and active remote sensing systems and their interpretation. | |
| PLO12 | - | The students acquire knowledge on potential practical fields of use of remotely sensed data, and use their theoretical and practical knowledge for problem solution in the related professional disciplines. | |
| PLO13 | - | Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri ve Uzaktan Algılama entegrasyonu ile veri eldesi, yönetimi ve analizi konularında bilgi sahibi olur; planlama ile ilgili mühendislik problemlerini güncel araçlarla çözümleyebilir. | |
| PLO14 | - | Students will be able to calculate and interpret physical and atmospheric variables by processing the satellite data. | |
| PLO15 | - | Students will be able to perceive the natural and artificial characteristics of land and develop a solution depending on the land conditions. | |
| PLO16 | - | Students can generate data for GIS projects using Remote Sensing techniques. | |
| PLO17 | - | Gains the ability to analyze and interpret geographic data with GIS techniques | |
| PLO18 | - | Gains the ability of problem solving, solving, solution oriented application development | |
| PLO19 | - | Acquires the ability to acquire, evaluate, record and apply information from satellite data | |
| PLO20 | - | Students will have the ability to read, write, listen and speak effectively in a foreign language |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of Remote Sensing and history of Remote Sensing | Reading | |
| 2 | Principals of remote Sensing | Reading | |
| 3 | Sources of radiation and Sun | Reading | |
| 4 | Remote Sensing satellites and theis characteristics | Reading | |
| 5 | NOAA, LANDSAT, SPOT etc. satellites | Reading | |
| 6 | Radiometric characteristics of satellites | Reading | |
| 7 | Radiometric characteristics of satellites | Reading | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparing questions | |
| 9 | Atmospheric windows | Reading | |
| 10 | Electromagnetic spectrum | Reading | |
| 11 | The correlation between satellite radiometers and atmospheric windows region | Reading | |
| 12 | Remote sensing targets and theif reflection and emission characteristics | Reading | |
| 13 | Characteristics of light | Reading | |
| 14 | Kirchhoff's law of radiation | Reading | |
| 15 | Scattering of light | Reading | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparing questions | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparing questions |