Introduction to Remote Sensing Using ArcView

A Hands-On Workshop

Instructor: Dave Verbyla, Associate Professor of GIS/Remote Sensing

Thursday through Friday, January 10-11, 2002

University of Alaska Fairbanks,

9AM to 5PM ONeill Building Room 359

Agenda:

Thursday:

9AM Introductions, Logistics, Modules Overview

Module 1: Remote Sensing Basics

Remote Sensing Applications
ElectroMagnetic Spectrum
Resoultion Tradeoffs

Exercise: Introduction to Arcview Image Analysis

Module 2: Ordering Remotely Sensed Imagery

Satellite Orbits
IKONOS Acquistion Orders
SPOT and Landsat Archives

Exercise: Ordering Landsat-7 ETM+ for your area

Module 3: Image Display

Panchromatic Display
Linear Contrast Stretch
Additive and Subtractive Color Models
Color and Color Infrared Imagery

Exercise: Panchromatic, Color and Color Infrared Image Display in Arcview

Module 4: Image Rectification

Rectification Models
RMS Error of Rectification
Resampling Options
Map Projections

Exercise:Image Rectification Using Arcview

Friday, Jan 11, 2002 9AM

Module 5: Image Co-Registration

USGS DRGs as control source
GPS as control source
Base image as control source

Exercise: Image Co-Registration in Arcview

Module 6: Image Classification

Supervised Classification
Unsupervised Classification
Classification Accuracy Assessment

Exercise: Image Classification and Accuracy Assessment in Arcview

Module 7: Cartographic Applications

Web page image maps
Animated GIFs
Animations using Powerpoint
Arcview Map Layout

Exercise: Creating Animated Images and Arcview Layouts