FNRM3262: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis of Natural Resources and Environment
3 CreditsField StudyOnline Available
Introductory principles and techniques of remote sensing and geospatial analysis applied to mapping and monitoring land and water resources from local to global scales. Examples of applications include: Land cover mapping and change detection, forest and natural resource inventory, water quality monitoring, and global change analysis. The lab provides hands-on experience working with satellite, aircraft, and drone imagery, and image processing methods and software. Prior coursework in Geographic Information Systems and introductory Statistics is recommended.Prereq: None, but prior coursework in GIS and Statistics is recommended.