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Description

Remote sensing is a powerful tool for earth observation; it is also a solid scientific discipline developed from the basics of physics and chemistry. The objectives of this course are to help students understand: (1) What is remote sensing? (2) What are the backbone sciences of remote sensing? (3) How can remote sensing be utilized to study our environments? The course will focus on remote sensing theories and applications. Upon completion of this course, students should understand the basic concepts and theories of remote sensing, and be able to use it to study environments.

Group Presentation

Students will have three weeks of lab sections, which will be guided by the teaching assistants. The
the main goal of the labs is to help students apply the materials learned in the lectures into practices.
Students will learn how to study land use and land cover change using a free on-line spatial analysis
platform–the Google Earth Engine (GEE). For the evaluation, students will be formed into groups and
will be asked to provide a presentation. More details will be provided.