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  • Graduate School of Sciences
  • Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Syst.
  • Program in Remote Sensing and Geographical Inform (Distance Learning)
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  • Introduction to Remote Sensing
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title UCS567 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR DOKTOR UĞUR AVDAN
Mode of Delivery This course is carried out with distance education techniques.
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended No
Recommended Reading List
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm exam, 1 final exam.
Work Placement No
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Basic concepts in Remote Sensing, history of Remote Sensing, usage areas of Remote Sensing
Week - 2 Electromagnetic energy, Electromagnetic spectrum, Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atmosphere, Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with earth objects. Spectral properties of vegetation, soil and water
Week - 3 Sensor Systems, Sensing Platforms, thermal Remote Sensing
Week - 4 Microwave remote sensing systems, Civil purpose remote sensing applications
Week - 5 Landsat satellite systems
Week - 6 Digital image Spatial resolution Spectral resolution Radiometric resolution Temporal resolution
Week - 7 Midterm exam
Week - 8 Geometric correction, spectral and spatial transformations, image fusion
Week - 9 Vegetation indexes
Week - 10 Classification
Week - 11 Downloading Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 satellite images Opening Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 images in Erdas Imagine software Band merging in Erdas Imagine software Image cutting in Erdas Imagine software
Week - 12 Image enhancement with spectral transformations in Erdas Imagine software Image enhancement with spatial transformations in Erdas Imagine software
Week - 13 Creating NDVI images in Erdas Imagine software, change detection in Erdas Imagine software, image fusion in Erdas Imagine software
Week - 14 Image classification in Erdas Imagine software

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  • Lecture
  • Question & Answer
  • Observation
  • Field Trip
  • Team/Group Work
  • Experiment
  • Case Study
  • Problem Solving
  • Brain Storming
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Competences
  • Productive
  • True to core values
  • Creative
  • Civic awareness
  • Effective use of Turkish
  • Environmental awareness
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Adapt to different situations and social roles

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
Toplam (%) 0
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