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Lecture 5
Lecture 5
Introduction to
Remote Sensing
Learning Objective
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What is Remote Sensing?
• Measurement of a quantity associated with an object by
a device not in direct contact with the object
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Application of Remote Sensing
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Application of Remote Sensing
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Application of Remote Sensing
•RADAR
•SONAR
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How Data is Collected by
Remote Sensing?
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How Data is Collected by
Remote Sensing?
•The intensity of reflected
and emitted radiation to
space is influenced by the
surface and atmospheric
conditions
•Satellite measurements
contain information about
the surface and
atmospheric conditions
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How Data is Collected by
Remote Sensing?
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Spectral Signature
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What Satellite Data to Use?
(Considerations)
Depends on:
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Satellite platform and sensor
property
RESOLUTION
• Spectral Resolution
• Spatial Resolution
• Temporal Resolution
• Radiometric Resolution
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Spectral Resolution
-- Pixel is the
smallest unit
measured by a
sensor
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Spatial Resolution & Extent
DATA
Extent
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Temporal Resolution
Sensor Revisit time
Landsat 16-days
MODIS 2-days
Brightness levels
Represented by
positive digital numbers
which vary from 0 to a
selected power of 2
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About LANDSAT Satellite
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About LANDSAT
106 mi by 115 mi
spatial extent
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About LANDSAT
LANDSAT 8
LANDSAT 8 image of
Chittagong-Cox’s Bazaar
region
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About LANDSAT
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About LANDSAT
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LANDSAT data archive
USGS Earth Explorer Website
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
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LANDSAT data access
Enter Area
Name
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LANDSAT data access
Enter Date
(from & to)
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LANDSAT data access
Select
data
set
Select
Satellite/Sensor
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LANDSAT data access
Select
additional
criteria
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LANDSAT data access
Download
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LANDSAT data access
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Let’s Do This
Open the LANDSAT MTL Meta Data File
Check
-Spacecraft ID
-Sensor ID
-Existing Bands -WRS PATH/WRS ROW
-CLOUD COVER
-SUN AZIMUTH
-SUN ELEVATION
Summary
1. Idea of Remote Sensing (RS)
2. Application
3. Data Collection Technique
4. RS Mechanism
5. Properties of Satellite
6. LANDSAT Satellite
7. Data Access & Exploration