Practical exercise

Remote Sensing and Image interpretation

Exercise 1 . Interpretation of Cultural Features from High Resolution Satellite Imagery

Q. 1 Write down the Spatial, Spectral and radiometric Resolution of the Geo Eye satellite

Spatial Resolution Spectral Resolution Radiometric Resolution

PAN 3 days
0.41m(old) PAN: 450 - 800 nm
0.46m(new)
Multispectral 1.56m Blue: 450 - 510 nm
(old) Green: 510 - 580 nm
1.84m (new) Red: 655 - 690 nm
NIR: 780 - 920 nm

Q. 2 Interpret and answer the following (Picture1)

1. A- Rail B- Circular road C-Bridge D-Parking

2. B, C, A

3. A, C, B

4. Foot Over Bridge

5. A-Fibre, D-Metal

6. E-Built Up

Q.3 Answer the following based on Picture 2

1. 1-Indoor Stadium, 2-Race court, 3-Football stadium Opened Spectators

Closed spectator
Exercise 2: Preparation of Interpretation Key

Element of Interpretation in
Sno Object Colour on True Colour FCC
addition to colour
1 Race Course Green Red Shape,size
2 Golf Course green red tone,texture
3 Indoor Stadium metal colour metal colour Tone,shape
4 Outdoor Games metal with
Stadium metal with grey outline blue outline tone,shape,texture
5 Lake green black tone
6 Dry Soil yellow white tone,texture
7 Trees /Dense
vegetation green red tone,texture
cyan/light
8 Urban Area white blue tone,association,pattern,shape
9 Grass / Thin
Vegetation light green brick red tone,texture