Project Work in GIS and Remote Sensing

This advanced course builds on fundamentals learned in introductory geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) courses to explore a more in-depth investigation of a chosen GIS or RS topic, utilizing advanced techniques. Students design and execute a workflow in GIS and/or RS to solve an environmental or human-based problem with real-world applications. This course is project oriented and includes hands-on activities lab assignments, and discussion of advanced GIS and RS techniques. The course is especially suitable for students of GIS who wish to explore collection of environmental data and imagery from remote platforms (satellite, aircraft, or drone) and explore the basics of feature extraction, pattern recognition, data fusion and application of RS in industry and academia. The final project work serves to use the acquired analytical skill set in a real-world application through the integration of remote sensing and geographic information systems. Students develop their own projects tailored to their own research interests and honed with input from the instructors.