GI3016 Thermal, Hyperspectral and Planetary Remote Sensing Syllabus:

GI3016 Thermal, Hyperspectral and Planetary Remote Sensing Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 This course provides opportunity to explore diverse remote sensing sensors for a wide range of applications.

UNIT I THERMAL REMOTE SENSING

History – Thermal Infrared radiation principles – Thermal Radiation Laws – Thermal Properties of Terrain – Data collection-methods – Environmental Consideration – Thermal sensors and characteristics – thermal image characters–image degradation sources & correction.

UNIT II THERMAL DATA ANALYSIS

Interpretation of thermal images, Emissivity conservation, Thermal inertia considerations, Factors effecting analysis of thermal images- Application: Estimation of land surface temperature, geological studies, evapotranspiration, Emissivity mapping, Sea Surface Temperature mapping, ET distribution, Urban heat island study.

UNIT III HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING

Diffraction principles – field spectrum – BDRF and spectral reflectance & imaging spectro metrysensors – virtual dimensionality-Viewing – Hughe‘s phenomenon – Data reduction, Calibration and normalization

UNIT IV HYPERSPECTRAL DATA ANALYSIS

Spectral library – response functions – MNF transformation – library matching, spectral angle mapper, BBMLC-spectral mixture analysis – end member extraction – spectral unmixing- MIA analysis concepts – PCF, PCA, WPCA spectral transformation – band detection,reductionandselectionprinciples-datacompression-Applications:vegetation,soil and mineral

UNIT V PLANETARY EXPLORATION

Universe and Solar system – Terrestrial planets – Planetary interior, atmosphere, planetary surface – simple and complex craters -Planetary exploration and missions: Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express and MRO – Indian missions – payloads-Moon Minerology Mapper, Thermal emission spectrometer, HySI– age dating of craters – spectral signature of minerals –mineral identification.

TOTAL :45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Understand the concepts of Thermal Remote Sensing
CO2 Understand the thermal data analysis and applications
CO3 Understand the Principles of Hyperspectral Remote sensing
CO4 Workout Hyperspectral data analysis and Applications
CO5 Acquire Knowledge at terrestrial planet and applicability of thermal and hyperspectral remote sensing

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Richards, Remote sensing digital Image Analysis-An Introduction Springer -Verlag, 5th edition 2013.
2. John R. Jenson: Remote Sensing of the environment, Pearson, 2011, 2nd edition
3. Thomas M. Lillesand, Ralph W.Kiefer and Jonathan W.Chipman, Remote Sensing and Image interpretation, JohnWiley and Sons, Inc, New York,2015.
4. Planetary exploration in Thermal and Hyperspectral data Analysis Bo Wu, Kaichang Di, Jürgen
Oberst, Irina Karachevtseva, Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2018

REFERENCES

1. Janza,F.Z.,Blue H.M.andJohnson,J.E.Manual of Remote Sensing. Vol.I, American Society of Photogrametry, Virginia,USA,2002.
2. Verbyla, David, Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources.CRCPress,1995
3. Paul Curran P.J. PrinciplesofRemoteSensing.Longman,RLBS,1988.
4. Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Sensors, Methods, Applications Springer Publication 2013
5. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing – Fundamentals & Practices by Ruiliang Pu, CRC Press 2017
6. Remote Sensing Applications for Planetary Surfaces by Deepak Kumar, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2014