SYLLABUS GEOGRAPHY 703 - ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING ...

SYLLABUSGEOGRAPHY 703 - ADVANCED REMOTE SENSINGSpring 2011Time: Wednesdays, 5:00-7:40 p.m. Class reflector: geog-703@uwm.eduInstructor: Prof. Mark D. Schwartz Room: SAB 240Office: BOL 490 -- messages may be left in BOL 410 (Geog. Dept.)Office Phone: 229-3740 Messages: 229-4866 (Geog. Dept.)Office Hours: by appointment onlyrdTextbook: Jensen, J. R., Introductory Digital Image Processing, 3 Ed. (2005), Prentice Hall.Readings: Additional reading may be assigned on topical issues.Materials: CD-ROMs, CD-RWs, and USB portable drives for file transportThis course is designed to follow on from basic concepts of digital image analysisaddressed in Geog 403 Remote Sensing: Environmental and Land Use Analysis. Students willdevelop competency in using ERDAS IMAGINE software. Topics will include data import andgeo-linking, image enhancement and georegistration, unsupervised classification, resolutionmerging, supervised classification, hybrid classification, classification of mixed pixels, spatialmodeling, and GIS integration. Understanding of these technical issues and procedures will beinterleaved with practical examples of their application to geographic problems, which studentswill explore through exercises and a final project. Students will choose a topic of interest,formulate and present an outline of their strategy and methodology, and then prepare a writtenfinal report of the project, including an in-class graphically-supported presentation.COURSE POLICIES1. Evaluation: Grades will be assigned on the basis of total points accumulated from generalparticipation and exercises (100 points), the final report (40 points) and presentation (20 points),and a “take-home” final exam (40 points) for a total of 200 points.The percentages necessary to receive certain grades will be no higher than the following:88%--(A-)78%--(B-)2. Notices: Grades, once given are final except in cases of clerical error. Do not use a red pencilor pen to write exam answers. All tests must be taken as scheduled; make-ups are given in caseof documented student illness or other emergency only. It is the responsibility of the student tonotify the instructor when an exam or other course requirement will be missed. If you needspecial accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course, please contactme as soon as possible. Do you own work...plagiarism and cheating are unacceptable and will notbe tolerated. Additional information regarding the policies and procedures applicable to thiscourse are available on-line (http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SecU/SyllabusLinks.pdf) and posted inthe Geography Dept. main office, BOL410. In the event of disruption of normal classroomactivities due to an H1N1 swine flu outbreak, the format for this course may be modified toenable completion of the course. In that event, you will be provided an addendum to this syllabusthat will supersede this version.

Geography 703 Advanced Remote Sensing 2TENTATIVE SCHEDULEREADINGS(J = Jensen Chapter)Jan. 26-W-Introduction, procedures, and facilities/IMAGINE Orientation1 J1&2Feb. 2-W-IMAGINE Orientation 2 J3&49-W-IMAGINE Orientation 3J7&816-W-IMAGINE Orientation 4J5&623-W-IMAGINE Orientation 5J9Mar. 2-W-Georegistration/Image Enhancement J10&119-W-Classification 1J12&1316-W-Spatial modeling23-W-NO CLASS, SPRING BREAK30-W-Classification 2HandoutApr. 6-W-Outline presentations13-W-Preparation for Outline and Report presentations20-W-Outline presentations27-W-Report presentationsMay 4-W-Guest Lecture (TBD)11-W-Report presentations, Take-home exam distributed13-F-Final Report due by 4:30 p.m.18-W-Take-home exam due by 7:40 p.m.