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Unit of Study ISY03087 - Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (2017)

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  • Enrolment information

    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 that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://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

  1. Remote sensing of the environment – an overview

  2. Electromagnetic radiation principles

  3. Elements of visual image interpretation

  4. Multispectral remote sensing systems

  5. Active and LIDAR remote sensing

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

  7. Image classification

  8. Integration of remotely sensed data and geographic information systems

  9. Strategies for problem solving in resource management

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Study Period 5 Study Period 5

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate an understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with geographic features
2 differentiate geographic features by analysing remotely sensed data
3 combine remotely sensed data with GIS data for application in environmental management
4 solve problems relevant to environmental management using remotely sensed data and GIS.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with geographic features
    • GA4:
  2. differentiate geographic features by analysing remotely sensed data
    • GA4:
  3. combine remotely sensed data with GIS data for application in environmental management
    • GA4:
  4. solve problems relevant to environmental management using remotely sensed data and GIS.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.