Remote Sensing
| Code | Completion | Credits (ECTS) | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155DPRZ | Z,ZK | 5 | 2P+2C | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Karel Pavelka
- Lecturer:
- Karel Pavelka
- Tutor:
- Tomáš Bouček, Eva Matoušková, Karel Pavelka
- Supervisor:
- Department of Geomatics
- Synopsis:
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The subject is focused on explanation of physical bases allowing to use remote sensing, on technical explanation of methods of data collection/measurement, on behavior of individual materials/land covers as an interaction with electromagnetic radiation, and on possibility to use RS for many applications.
- Requirements:
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All assignments from seminars completed= credit for the module awarded by the seminar tutors. A pass is required to sit the exam; the exam takes the form of a multiple-choice test, in which a minimum of 70 per cent must be achieved. The questions are based on the content of the lectures; the lecture notes are available as a PDF at https://lfgm.fsv.cvut.cz/subjects.html
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. What is remote sensing
2. Electromagnetic radiation - sources and description
3. Quantities used in remote sensing - radiation types
4. Radiation sources, interactions of radiation
5. Reflection, transmition, absorption
6. Atmosphere, interaction of the atmosphere with electromagnetic radiation
7. Atmosphere, interaction of the atmosphere - scatterring, absorption, transmission
8. Transfer function of atmosphere
9. Radiation characteristics of landscape objects - general analysis
10. Radiation characteristics of landscape objects - for individual land cover types
11. Data collection - analog and digital data
12. Satellite carriers
13. Introduction of image processing, an introduction to image processing, hyperspectral and multispectral data, classification methods, and the use of artificial intelligence and neural networks
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1 - Introduction to Remote Sensing, Downloading Sentinel-2 Data
2 - Introduction to SNAP Software, Creating a Subset, Color Synthesis, Creating Spectral Curves (Assignment 1)
3 - Vegetation (Spectral) Indices, Masking, Detection of Water Bodies Using Spectral Indices (Assignment 2)
4 - Image Filtering (Assignment 3)
5 - Unsupervised Classification (Assignment 4a)
6 - Supervised Classification (Assignment 4b)
7 - Segmentation and Object Classification (Assignment 5)
8 - Demonstration and Classification of VHR Data, Pansharpening, Comprehensive Assignment Using Classification (Assignment 6)
9 - Thermal analysis using Landsat data (Assignment 7)
10 - Demonstration of work in Google Earth Engine, detection of burned areas
11 - Detection of flooded areas using radar data
12 - Radar interferometry (InSAR)
13 - Consultation, course credit
- Study Objective:
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To explain possibilities, principles and limits of RS for a wide range of applications like cartography and mapping, water management, forestry, agriculture, environment, urban architecture, disaster management risk reduction and many others.
- Study materials:
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Halounová L., Pavelka K.: Remote sensing (in Czech). CTU in Prague. 2007. ISBN: 80-01-03124-1
Halounová, L.: Image Processing. (in Czech). CTU in Prague. 2008. ISBN: 978-80-01-04253-3
Dobrovolný, P.: Remote Sensing. Brno. 1998. ISBN: 80-210-1812-7
Lillesand, T.M., Kiefer, R.W., Chipman, J.W.: Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation,
7th Ed., Wiley, 2007. ISBN: 978-1-118-34328-9
Canty, M.J.: Image Analysis, Clasification and Change Detection in Remote Sensing. CRC Taylot& Francis. 2007. ISBN: 0-8493-7251-8
- Note:
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Remote Sensing (basic course)
- Further information:
- https://lfgm.fsv.cvut.cz/subjects.html
- Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Geodézie a kartografie, specializace Geomatika (compulsory course)
- Geodézie a kartografie, specializace Inženýrská geodézie (compulsory course)