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Høst 2024
FYS-3023 Applied remote sensing - 10 stp
The course is administrated by
Institutt for fysikk og teknologi
Type of course
The course is available as a singular course. The course is also available to exchange students and Fulbright students.
The course will only be taught if there are sufficiently many students. Please contact the student adviser as soon as possible if you are interested in following the course.
Course contents
The course will give a practical introduction to methods and algorithms used for analyzing and interpreting Earth observation data. Focus will be on how Earth observation data can be applied to study and monitor the climate and the environment. The course will contain elements of image processing, pattern recognition and texture analysis. It has a significant practical component, in which various applications will be discussed.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are a Bachelor's degree in physics or similar education, including specialization in physics worth the equivalent of not less than 80 ECTS credits.
Local admission, application code 9371 - singular courses at Master's level.
Objective of the course
Knowledge - the student can
- describe fundamental principles of remote sensing by synthetic aperture radar, multi-spectral optical, passive microwave radiometer and altimeter sensors
- describe a number of satellite remote sensing application areas within the marine, cryosphere, and forest domains
- understand the optimal sensors and modes of operation for a given remote sensing application
- apply basic signal processing, image processing, and pattern recognition techniques in the analysis of remote sensed imagery
Skills - The student can
- explain the application domains of synthetic aperture radar, multi-spectral optical, passive microwave radiometry and altimetry with respect to environmental monitoring
- obtain useful geophysical information from the application of segmentation, multi-channel feature extraction , and classification methods to remotely sensed data
General expertise - the student can
- interpret synthetic aperture radar, multi-spectral optical, passive microwave radiometer and altimeter data
- apply image analysis methods and algorithms from available software for the analysis of remote sensed data
- communicate their understanding of satellite sensors and their applications verbally
Language of instruction
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.
Teaching methods
Lectures: 40 hours
Exercises: 30 hours
Seminars: 10 hours