Course Description
Overview of remote sensing including history, evolution, vocabulary, and physical principles, i.e., electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with matter. Distant and proximate remote sensing techniques (aerial photography, satellite imaging, radar, lidar, etc.), hardware, and platforms and their application in the characterization and management of soils and crops. Development of strategies for incorporating remote sensing into soil and agronomic research, and of practical skills for processing, analysis, display, and discussion of remote sensing data with applications in soil science and agriculture.
DE Program
Soil Science Program
SPRG 2020
Instructors
Classes Start:
January 6, 2020
Classes End:
April 23, 2020
Distance Education:
Yes
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Delivery Method:
Internet
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: SSC 200, PY 212