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GGS 379: Remote Sensing

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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Foundations of remote sensing, and of processing, analyzing, and using remotely sensed data for monitoring the earth. Introduces key concepts in electromagnetic radiation, passive (panchromatic, multi-, and hyper-spectral) and active (microwave and Lidar) sensor systems, and methods for information extraction, including image interpretation and analysis, measurement and rectification, classification, and digital image processing. Offered by Geography/Geoinformation Sci. Limited to three attempts.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.