Remote Sensing I and II Training Workshops
Instructors:
Michael H. Story, Natural Resource Information Division, National Park Service, Denver, CO
Ross Nelson, Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD Eric C. Brown de Colstoun, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Biospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
INTRODUCTION:
The files provided here are training materials that were compiled for a two-day remote sensing workshop that was given during the National Park Service.s Spatial Odyssey 2003 Conference in Orlando FL. The goal of the workshops was to provide students with practical, hands-on experience with remotely-sensed data both at an introductory (day 1) and more advanced (day 2) level. We decided to use the freeware image processing software MULTISPEC for teaching to make the techniques more accessible to students after they returned to their respective park units.
The class was structured around two days, with day 1 covering basic remote sensing and image display concepts, and day 2 focused on more advanced concepts such as supervised classification and land cover/use detection. Each day contained several modules that included lecture materials, tutorials and exercises. The module headings are listed below:
Day 1: Basic Concept
- Day 1 Outline ~2MB zipped .doc file
- MODULE 1: Introduction to Remote Sensing ~2.5MB zipped .doc file
- MODULE 2: Remote Sensing Basics ~29MB zipped .doc file
- MODULE 3: Image Display Concepts ~50MB zipped .doc file
- MODULE 4: Creating Land Cover Grids from Remote Sensing Data ~4.6MB zipped .doc file
- Remote Sensing Applications ~4MB zipped PPT
- Appendices ~1MB zipped .doc file
Day 2: Land Cover Classification and Change Detection
- Day 2 Outline ~2MB zipped .doc file
- MODULE 5: Supervised Classification ~1.2MB zipped .doc file
- Module 5 PPT ~2.8MB zipped PPT
- MODULE 6: NDVI and Seasonal Change ~1.3MB zipped .dco file
- Module 6 PPT ~3.4MB zipped PPT
- MODULE 7: Land Cover/Use Change Detection ~9.6MB zipped .doc file
- Module7 PPT ~8MB zipped PPT
Required Materials
- Imagery: Remotely-sensed imagery used for the classes, all compressed using WinZip. Files include data from the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper-Plus (ETM+) and the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Imagery to be obtained from the Landsat 7 web site (http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/l7downloads/index.html) and the Global Land Cover Facility at the University of Maryland (http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu). NOTE***: Some of these files are quite large!
- Misc: Tutorials on using Multispec for a variety of applications. Most files are in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and will require the adobe acrobat reader. The files can obtained at the following two web sites: http://growsmart.gsfc.nasa.gov/lessons.html and http://www.globe.unh.edu/MultiSpec/MultiSpec.html
- Software: Windows XP version of the Multispec software. Users should consult the following web site (http://dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/) for the latest version of Multispec for their respective computer and/or operating systems, including Macintosh versions. An automated tutorial of Multispec is also available through the GLOBE program at http://www.dhba.com/globe/globe.html
Acknowledgements: Some of the concepts and modules were based on previous teaching materials obtained through the activities of the GLOBE program (http://www.globe.gov) and the Landsat Project Science Office at NASA.s Goddard Space Flight Center.