| Semester: | 1. |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Duration: | 1 Semester |
| Module Supervisor: | Dr. Valerie Graw |
| Contact hours: | 3 SWS |
| Selfstudy: | 140 h |
| Group size: | 15 |
The students have an overview of the currently operational methods of imaging, area-mapping airborne and satellite-based geo-remote sensing, learn the main categories of the corresponding geodata with their topological-geometric and semantic attributes (= information) and are able to optimally expand image data for visual analysis, i.e. spectroradiometrically and geometrically enhance them.
Seminar (teaching discussion, task processing)
The teaching of methodological skills through practical exercises (partly using special software) as well as through the joint elaboration of theory-based findings in scientific discourse require the regular participation of the students in the seminar sessions (with a maximum of 2 absences).
Final exam.
Conditions for granting credit points
Successful completion by passing the examination task.
Usage of the module
Mandatory module within the M.Sc. program in Geography, specialization in Geomatics; Elective module within the other M.Sc. specializations.
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The module grade is CP-weighted (6/120) and is included in the final M.Sc. grade.
Use of specialized remote sensing software
No courses are scheduled for this semester.
| Lecturers: | Valerie Graw |
| Course type: | Seminar |
| Registration: | The registration process is through the Wahlwoche (link) of the Department of Geography. Be sure to check the Studinews regularly for this. Registration by email via Mr. Edler (circular email be sent) |
| Examination components: | Brief paper |
| Target audience: | Master students |
The seminar will introduce the operational procedures of satellite-based optical remote sensing and apply them in practice with the help of examples.
ContentIn the golden age of remote sensing, we have access to a wealth of freely available data in various spatial and temporal resolutions. Geometric, spectral and radiometric resolution plays a key role in the processing of this data. The focus of the seminar is on the preparation, processing, analysis and interpretation of optical satellite data. This also includes working out and discussing the possibilities and limitations of optical remote sensing data for different fields of application. Topics of the seminar include, for example, the implementation of land use classifications and the possibilities of evaluating them. Furthermore, changes in cities or surface processes, for example, are observed temporally and spatially and, in addition to spectral, spatial and temporal parameters, geometric and radiometric parameters are also assessed. The use of remote sensing-based indices is discussed and their strengths and weaknesses analyzed. In self-selected case studies, the core question for further research work is also posed: what is actually the “right” data for me and my research interests?
OrganizationThe seminar is divided into 2 blocks. In the first larger block, concepts and procedures for working with optical remote sensing data are taught and put into practice with the help of case studies. In the second block, selected project regions are used as examples to put what has been learned into practice.
LiteratureA bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the seminar.
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