SYDE 633Remote Sensing Systems
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Systems Design Engineering
SYDE 633 as listed in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
A survey of modern quantitative remote sensing using optical, infrared, and microwave radiation. The principles and technologies for acquiring and understanding remotely sensed image data are discussed. Physical principles of EM propagation and interaction between the radiation and terrestrial and atmospheric materials. Principles and operation of sensor systems. Principles of pattern recognition and image processing techniques unique to remote sensing. Applications of remote sensing to monitoring vegetation, soil, oceans, and inland waters, and snow and ice.
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