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EM432 Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus

Student fees

Online level Level C - Internet access required
Residential School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
21 January 2008 26 January 2008 Compulsory
Exam None
Pre-requisites 48 cp; or candidature in postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites for Arts students: NR 331
Restrictions EM 532
Notes None
Combined Units EM532 - Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Coordinator(s) Paul Frazier (pfrazier@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Introduction to advanced aspects of using remote sensing and image processing for resource management. The subject will cover aspects of: digital image display and enhancement; image ratios; principal components analysis; image classification and image rectification. Case studies examining the combination of remote sensing and GIS for natural resource management will be examined. Students should be computer literate and access to the Internet is highly desirable. The 500 level unit is based on the undergraduate level unit with additional reading, assignments or projects and the demonstration of a greater level of understanding of the undergraduate material.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Introductory Digital Image Processing
ISBN: 9780131453616
Jensen, J.R., Prentice Hall 2005
Text For: Semester 1; Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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