Geos.730 Geological applications of Remote sensing (3 C.H)
Course contents: Basic Concepts of Remote Sensing (RS) including Electromagnetic Spectrum, RS datasets (Types and its acquisition), Satellites and its attributes, Basic preprocessing of RS dataset, Basic processing for geological interpretation (False Color composites-FCC, Digital terrain Modelling,), and Classification.
Practical: Introduction to updated applied software packages for remote sensing, their workflow for data pre-processing (Layer Stacking, Mosaicking, Resizing, and Atmospheric and Radiometric Corrections) and processing, and application of different image enhancement techniques.
Recommended books
- Remote Sensing Geology by Gupta, R. P. (2017). Springer.
- Remote Sensing for Geologists: A Guide to Image Interpretation by Prost, G. L. (2001). CRC Press.
- Introduction to Remote Sensing (6th Edition) by Campbell, J. B., & Wynne, R. H. (2022). The Guilford Press.
- Fundamental of Remote Sensing by Bhatia, S. C. (2008). Atlantic Publishers and Distributors.
- Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing (1st Edition) by Lavender, S., & Lavender, A. (2015). CRC Press.