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2009-2010 Geography department proposal was approved to have GI Science Major at the University of northern Iowa. Please follow the link for details http://www.uni.edu/geography/. This program starts in fall 2010. The following remote sensing and GIS related courses offered in the department Remote
sensing is the science and art of collecting and interpreting
information about the earth's surface through non-contact methods.
Remote Sensing of the Environment teaches the theory and methodology of
applied remote sensing technologies. We explore the principles of
electromagnetic radiation, as well as the interactions of solar
radiation with the earth's atmosphere and the three main classes of
surface features--vegetation, soil, and water. The central portion of
the course will be devoted to the characteristics of the multi-spectral
sensor systems and data products of the earth-resources satellite
systems from which data are the most accessible in the U.S.--Landsat ,
SPOT , and the NOAA Polar Orbiters. Computer processing of digital
satellite images will be introduced. The concluding sections of the
course will discuss thermal and active microwave (RadarSat and ERS2 )
remote sensing from satellites. New and future satellites will also be
discussed including IKONOS , QuickBird Landsat 7 , SPOT 5 , EOS PM
(Aqua), EOS AM (Terra), and LightSAR.
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GIS is "an organized collection of computer hardware, software,
geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store,
update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically
referenced information." The goal of this course is to gain a basic
understanding of the concepts and issues underpinning geographic
information science including the functional components of GIS, spatial
data models and structures, management of geographic information, the
implementation of GIS, and use of GIS software for solving spatial
problems. The course will be divided into lectures and computer lab
sessions. Familiarity with the Internet and the World Wide Web will
help you in this course
Satellite
image processing teaches the theory and methods of digital image
processing. We will explore the principles of image statistics
extraction, radiometric & geometric correction, image enhancement,
thematic classification, change detection, and integration of satellite
imagery and geographic information systems databases. Computer
processing of digital satellite images will be a central part of the
course. Many different satellite image data sets will be processed
using the ERDAS Imagine image processing software package.
Geography
970:174(g) is an advanced GIS course covering applications of
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and is intended for students who
have already acquired an introductory knowledge of the field. The
course places a strong emphasis on building hands-on skills as well as
advanced theoretical knowledge in spatial analysis. The course includes
the theory and methods involved in GIS model building, raster modeling,
digital terrain analysis in raster and TIN, spatial interpolation, and
geo-statistical analysis. The practical component involves the use of
GIS software packages including ArcInfo, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS
3D Analyst, ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst, and ArcIMS.
The
objective of this course is to introduce the basic concepts used in
GPS. Emphasis is placed on instrument familiarization, field data
collection and processing, real-time and post-differential correction,
and GPS-GIS integration. The course will be divided into lectures and
computer lab sessions. Familiarity with the Internet and the World Wide
Web will help you in this course. There are no formal prerequisites for
this class. However, students are expected to come to this class with
basic computer literacy including the Windows operating system. Ideally
students will have an understanding of GIS software packages such as
ArcGIS and also have a basic theoretical understanding of GIS.
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