CS 643 - Satellite Image Processing

Prerequisite, consent of instructor. This course will emphasize digital processing of earth observing imagery. Students will be introduced to digital image processing techniques and their applications to earth observing remote sensing data. Topics include radiometric and geometric corrections, image enhancement, transformation, segmentation, and classification. Image acquisition sensors and platforms and commonly used data formats for remote sensing data are introduced. This course provides an opportunity to students to explore various applications of remote sensing data to earth system understanding. Strong math skills required. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits