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Unit of Study GENG5002 - Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    In order to be successful at this unit student requires prior understanding of spatial data and its display and manipulation using ARCview software. These skills and knowledge are provided by completing the pre-requisite unit or equivalent experience. This unit is offered in a 7-week Study period. The unit will have a heavier work load per week. Please refer to the SCU Unit webpages for further information prior to enrolling. This unit will include a 5-day compulsory residential for all students (Online and on-Campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to https://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables. Students are required to read the prescribed textbook prior to the residential.

Unit description

Examines the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to manage earth resources. Students will focus on the principles, sensor characteristics, extraction of information from remotely sensed data and applications of remote sensing with relevance to GIS applications. Students will develop practical spatial data analysis skills in the laboratory to solve problems relevant to environmental management.

Unit content

Remote sensing of the environment — an overview

Electromagnetic radiation principles

Elements of visual image interpretation

Multispectral remote sensing systems

Active and LIDAR remote sensing

Discipline specific remote sensing (vegetation, water, soils or urban landscape)

Image classification

Integration of remotely sensed data and geographic information systems

Strategies for problem solving in resource management

Availabilities

2022 unit offering information will be available in November 2021

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with geographic features

differentiate geographic features by analysing remotely sensed data

combine remotely sensed data with GIS data for application in environmental management

solve problems relevant to environmental management using remotely sensed data and GIS.