Introductory Remote Sensing Workshop
To register for this course, complete our on-line registration form.
- Remote Sensing (RS)
Data about earth surface features are collected by satellites and by aerial methods, such as photography and videography. Such remotely sensed data are now used extensively in several day-to-day decision making process as well as in research. The data is collected often in digital format and they require extensive processing. This processed data can then be used for providing the status of features from the ground or it can be integrated with other data in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Recent advances in computer technology in terms of software and hardware enable us to process vast quantity of data that was impossible a few years ago.
- Topics Covered
- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
- Brief Introduction to ERDAS Imagine
- Data Formats
- Importing and Geo-Referencing Data
- Image Processing - I
- Image Classification - I
- Image Classification - II
- Post Processing Techniques
- Integrating with GIS Database
- Publishing Maps
- Overview
- Continuing Education Units
Approved for 2.1 Continuing Education Units for satisfactory completion of 21 hours of organized instruction in the workshop. These continuing education units are issued from the Office of Continuing Education at Texas A&M University.
- Customized Workshops
Workshops are taught with a dataset provided by the Spatial Sciences Laboratory.
- Workshop Dates
TBA
These workshop dates are reserved for individuals and groups that do not meet the enrollment requirements specified below. If you are a group that meets the requirements, you may select your own training date. See Workshop Schedules and Class/Size Enrollment below.
- Scheduling Workshops
Workshops can be booked for any Wednesday/Thursday/Friday that a pre-existing training is not already scheduled for. The workshop is a three-day workshop that runs from 8:30am to 5:00pm each day with a break for lunch.
- Class Size/Enrollment
Remote Sensing workshops are booked for groups with a minimum of 6 participants and a maximum of 12. Individuals interested in training will be placed on a first come first serve waiting list. If groups that register do not fill the maximum enrollment, remaining spaces for the workshops will be filled from individuals on the waiting list. If 6 or more individuals accumulate on the waiting list, a class will be scheduled for these individuals.
- Cost
$500 per person; $300 for students
- Software
Leica ERDAS Imagine 8.7
- Workshop Location
Spatial Sciences Laboratory (SSL)
Centeq Research Plaza
1500 Research Parkway, Suite B223
College Station, Texas 77845Courses will be held in Building B, Rooms 212 and 214.
- Questions?
Contact:
Lesli Gomez
(979) 862-7956
l-gomez@tamu.edu- Accommodations
Arrangement for lodging, meals, and transportation are the responsibility of workshop participants. SSL provides beverages during the training, as well as morning and afternoon snacks.
- Cancellation Policy
Training workshops can be cancelled up to two weeks before the date of the training with no penalty. For groups, if participant cancellations fall below the minimum participant requirement, the party will be responsible for the minimum fee of $50.