ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING

Course Information
TitleΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΛΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣΗ / ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING
CodeΒ42
FacultyEngineering
SchoolRural and Surveying Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorGeorgios Mallinis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID20000935

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Rural and Surveing Engineering

Registered students: 11
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Geodesy and SurveyingElective Courses956
Cadastre, Photogrammetry and CartographyCompulsory Courses956
Transportation and Hydraulic EngineeringElective Courses956
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours6
Class ID
600260837
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic Knowledge of digital image processing
Learning Outcomes
Acquisition of theoretical knowledge on relevant issues acquiring practical knowledge using software Digital Processing / Analysis sensing images for environmental applications. Skills development for planning and implementing a project based on the use of remotely sensed data Familiarization with different geospatial datasets for managing environmental problems (i.e. natural disasters)
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Electromagnetic radiation and the atmosphere. Electromagnetic radiation and vegetation. Electromagnetic radiation and water. Electromagnetic radiation and soil. Environmental parameters that can be observed by remote sensing techniques. Methodologies of change detection using temporal images. Case studies.
Keywords
change detection, ecosystems monitoring, land use/land cover change, earth observation data
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
The teaching of the course is performed through lectures and slide presentetions using PC and projector in the classroom. Students receive in electronic form their projects' subject and the material for the implementation of the laboratory exercise. In the PC labs there are installed licenses of specialized digital image processing software for the preparation of the students' project.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Laboratory Work13✓✓
Interactive Teaching in Information Center✓
Project13✓
Total65
Student Assessment
Description
Oral examination and presentation of students using special software and PPT presentation.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
19-11-2020