Universidad de Jaén

THEORETICAL CONTENTS

UNIT 0. INTRODUCTION.

Lesson 1. Introduction to Remote Sensing

Concepts. Historical review. Applications.

 

UNIT I. PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES.

Lesson 2. The electromagnetic radiation (EMR).

Electromagnetic spectrum. Radiation laws.

Lesson 3. EMR-matter interaction.

Microscopic and macroscopic Interaction. Spectral response of soils. Spectral response of vegetation.

Lesson 4. EMR-atmosphere interaction.

Atmospheric constituents. Atmospheric optics. Atmospheric effects: scattering and absorption. Atmospheric corrections in the VIS and IR. Atmospheric models.

 

UNIT II. DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Lesson 5. The digital image.

Concept. Formats. Resolution and types of resolution. Sensortypes. Remote Sensing programs.

Lesson 6. Corrections and radiometric enhancement

Radiometric anomalies. Corrections. Image histogram. Contrast.Contrast Stretch. Strecht types. Radiometric normalization.

Lesson 7. Application of color.

Color compositions. Real and false color.

Lesson 8. Filtering.

Convolution filters. Textural filters. Filtering in the frequency domain. Restoration of images.

Lesson 9. Georeferencing.

Geometric corrections by modeling. Georeferencing procedures.Topographic correction.

 

UNIT III. METHODS

Lesson 10. Bands algebra and global transformations.

Vegetation indices. Principal components transformation. Other transformations.

Lesson 11. Digital classification.

Unsupervised and supervised classifications. Methods and phases. Hyperspectral classification. Expert classification.

Lesson 12. Multitemporal analysis.

Multitemporal Compositions. Difference images. Ratio images.Principal components. Regression. Multitemporal vectors.

 

UNIT IV. ACTIVE SENSORS.

Lesson 13. Radar.

Principles of radar. Real Aperture Radar. Synthetic ApertureRadar. Nonimaging radar. Polarimetry. DInSAR.

Lesson 14. Lidar.

Principles. Data acquisition. Data processing. Applications.

 

UNIT V. APPLICATIONS.

Lesson 15. Methodology and applications.

Structure of a remote sensing project. Applications in different types of studies.

 

PRACTICES

Exercises 1. Physical principles. Waves. Radiation laws.

Exercises 2. Image processing. Contrast Stretch. Filtering.

Exercises 3. Transformations and Digital classifications.

Practice 1. Presentation. Processing and visualization software.

Practice 2. Spectral response. Soils and vegetation. Spectral libraries.

Practice 3. Remote sensing image. Resolution. Space programs.

Practice 4. Radiometric and atmospheric corrections.

Practice 5. Radiometric enhancement, contrast and colour.

Practice 6. Filtering.

Practice 7. Georeferencing.

Practice 8. Transformations.

Practice 9. Classifications.

Practice 10. Multitemporal analysis.

Practice 11. Radar.

Practice 12. Practice exam.

Theory lectures are organized in one-hour class sessions for thebig group, with two hours a week during the teaching period (30hours). If it is possible, it will be scheduled a conference of twohours on a hot topic in the last weeks of the course.

The practices are organized in two types of activities. On onehand, computer practices will be developed, scheduled for smallgroup in two-hour sessions per week during the teaching period, andcoordinated with the lectures (24 hours). The last of thesesessions will be a practical examination. On the other hand, threesessions of problems will be scheduled once the correspondingthematic units are completed (6 hours).

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

To pass the course it is necessary to obtain an overall score of 5 points, once combined the various parts: theory and problems (75%) and practices (25%). Besides, it is mandatory to pass the theory and problems exam.

Evaluation of competences and learning results:

Theory-problems exam (S2). Competences: CE10, CE13, CE14, CE22, CT2, CT6. Results: 1.

Exam and accomplishment of the practices (S3). Competences: CE10, CE13, CE14, CE22, CT2, CT4.Results: 1 and 3.