GI3401 Sensors and Data Products Syllabus:

GI3401 Sensors and Data Products Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To familiarize the students with principle and operation of available sensing system, access protocols and its applicability.

UNIT I OPTICAL AND IR SENSORS

Land observation satellites, IRS series, LANDSAT series, SPOT series, High resolution satellites, character and applications, CARTOSAT series, IKONOS Series, QUICKBIRD series, Weather/Meteorological satellites, INSAT series – data formats

UNIT II MICROWAVE AND THERMAL SENSORS

Use of Microwave data – SeaWiFS, OCR, CZCs studies -chlorophyll production index -sea surface temperature (SST) sensors -NIMBUS, RADARSAT, CASI – MESSR, OCTS ATSR -Sensors – OCEANSAT ATSR on ERS TOPEX/Poseidon satellite data – NASA earth data, ESA, NCEL, GLOVIS, NEO, USGSEE – GOOGLE EARTH- SARAL.

UNIT III HYPERSPECTRAL SENSORS

Scanner types and characterization – specifications of various sensors Spectrographic imagershyperspectral sensors, Design tradeoffs. Data formats and systems, AVIRIS, CASI, NASA Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS), Hyperion – VEDAS

UNIT IV GEO PORTALS

Open sources satellite imagery – USGS Earth Explorer – NASA Earth data Search – NOAA Data Access Viewer – Bhuvan Indian Geo-Platform of ISRO – Google Earth Engine – Copernicus Open Access Hub – up scaling and downscaling – sample data download and appraisal

UNIT V APPLICATION AREAS

Data download – climatic data- oceanic data – coastal data – land data – rainfall data; applications – rainfall vs NDVI, PPI- LST vs land use – wind vector and oceans current; mini project

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Gain knowledge on the current and historic satellite missions and sensors national and international importance and their relevance in the resource application
CO2 Gain information on the various types of primary and derived satellite data for earth resource management and their specifications
CO3 Acquire the knowledge about open geoportals that offer satellite data and related resource data and their applicability
CO4 Acquire knowledge on the methods to download satellite data or how to procure them from the authorized geoportals
CO5 Analyze critically and evaluate the quality, standards of satellite data and to use them for various applications.

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing (Atmosphere, Ocean, Land and Cryosphere Applications), Bill Emery, Adriano Camps, First edition, 2017.
2. Landsat Data Continuity Mission(L1) Data format Control Book – USGS
3. Eni G.Njoku ,”Surface waves and Fluxes: Chapter-Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature”,1990,Volume 8,ISBN: 978-94-010-6769-0.

REFERENCES:

1. Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach, Emilio Chuvieco, Third Edition, 2020.
2. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Principles and Applications, Marcus Borengasser, First Edition, 2007.
3. Advances in Environmental Remote sensing: QihaoWeng, 1st Edition. 2017.