Introduction to Remote Sensing

Catalog description

Remote sensing technologies applied to forest resource analysis and management. FORT 230 Introduction to Remote Sensing (2) FORT 230 is a third-semester, two-credit course that explores the applications of aerial photography in forest and natural resource management. Both black-and-white and infrared photographs at diverse scales will be used. Photographic measurements of distance, area, and elevation will be studied. The use of aerial photos in ecological classification, forest vegetation mapping, and forest inventory will also be covered. Lab exercises will include forestry operations such as logging road layout, timber harvest mapping, and property boundary mapping. Linkages with global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS) will be stressed.The course objectives are for students to develop skills in interpreting and using aerial photos for forest resource management.Grading will be based on tests, quizzes, lab exercises, and student participation.