Date          Lecture Instructor Reading
Assignment
Lab
Jan 13
Jan 15
Intro to Remote Sensing and
Satellite Image Properties
Smith Chtps 1,4 & Apndx B Introduction to the CEO lab and ERMapper
Jan 20
Jan 22
Physics of Radiation
Satellites and Sensors
Smith Chtps 5,6,8 & Handout Experiments With a Personal Spectrometer
Jan 27
Jan 29
Enhancement, Ratioing, Filtering Smith Chtps 7.1 to 7.6 & Apndx A Image Processing in ERMapper
Feb 3
Feb 5
Map Projections, Data Formats and Georeferencing Smith Chtp 7.2, Handout & Apndx C Image Rectification
Feb 10
Feb 12
Classification Gregoire
Smith
Chtps 7.7 to 7.16 Introduction to Supervised Classification
Feb 17

Feb 19
Non-image Datasets
Review session 6:00 PM
Mid-Term Exam
Bonneau Chtp 7.17 Introduction to Annotation, Vector Data, and Elevation Data
Feb 24
Feb 26
Atmospheres & Cloud Properties Smith Handout Atmos. Corrections & Cloud Property Analysis
Brief Project Discussion Period
Mar 3
Mar 5  *
Forest Harvesting
Change Detection
TBD
Smith
Handout Change Detection and Forest Harvesting
Mar 24
Mar 26
Climate, Seasons and Vegetation Smith Handout Monitoring the Seasonal Cycle of Vegetation Growth in the Middle East
Mar 31
Apr 2
Epidemiology
Ground Truth Procedures/GPS
Diuk-Wasser
Bonneau
TBD Prepare for Field Trip
Project Roundtable Discussions
Apr 4 Saturday  ======>     Ground Truth Field Trip
Apr 7
Apr 9
Estimating the heat budget
Arid Land Features
Smith
TBD
Handout Feature ID in the Middle East OR
Earth surface heat budget
Apr 14 **
Apr 16
Tips and Techniques
Monitoring the Oceans
TA's
Smith
Handout Work on Term Project
Apr 21
Apr 23
Archeological Applications
Future of Remote Sensing Systems
Canuto
Smith
Handout
TBD
Work on Term Project
Apr 28
Reading Period, No Classes     Work on Term Project
Project Presentations
Apr 30 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM    And Friday for the rest?
(Each student is required to attend a minimum of three hours)
* Project Prospectus Due
** Progress Reports Due