Remote Sensing Training on ERDAS Imagine Objectives: The main objective of this training is to make participant able to prepare and update land cover map using the medium resolution (Landsat TM/ ETM/MODIS/ASTER) satellite imagery. Duration: 30 hrs Level: Basic and Intermediate Software: ERDAS Imagine: 9.2/9.3 Pre requisite: Basic GIS knowledge Content: UNIT ONE: FUNDAMENTALS (4 hrs) • Meaning and concepts of remote sensing • Electromagnetic radiation and spectrum • Interaction of the energy with the atmosphere • Interaction of the energy with surfaces • Spectral Response Curve of vegetation, soil and water UNIT TWO: OVERVIW OF ERDAS IMAGINE (2 hrs) UNIT THREE: SATELLITE PLATFORMS AND SENSORS SYSTEMS (2 hrs) • Resolution of a sensor system • Types of orbits • Types of sensors • Technical characteristics of sensor systems DIGITIZATION, STORAGE AND VISUALIZATION OF DIGITAL IMAGES (2 hrs) • The digital image • The digitization process • Storage formats (BIP, BIL, BSQ) • Visualization of multispectral images PREPROCESSING AND ENHANCEMENT (4 hrs) • Radiometric Correction • Geometric Correction • Image Enhancement MULTISPECTRAL ANALYSIS (4hrs) • Vegetation indices and Principal component analysis IMAGE CLASSIFICATION (6 hrs) • Supervised and Non Supervised Classification • Multi criteria Classification • Accuracy Assessment PROJECT WORK (6 hrs) • Preparation of Land Cover Map of Katmandu based on Landsat Data. (Option 1) • Preparation of Snow cover map of Lantang region (Option 2) For Details: Contact: Bipin Kumar Acharya Phone: 9841180617 Email: acharyageog@gmail
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 11:59:35 +0000
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