ECE 5194 - Remote Sensing: Principles and Techniques (3C)

Physical principles involved in remote sensing of Earth's environment and their implementation in engineering systems: societal applications of remote sensing; fundamental principles of electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering; passive versus active techniques; remote sensing platforms and systems integration; advanced concepts important for the design and analysis of remote sensing engineering systems.

Remote sensing is an interdisciplinary field which is evolving rapidly as more and more techniques are developed and implemented to address a wide range of scientific and societal problems. Most graduate courses in remote sensing tend to be focused on applications and interpretation (e.g. geography courses) or advanced data and image analysis techniques (e.g. computer science courses). By contrast, this course teaches the fundamental physical principles and theory of remote sensing techniques, as well as the technical engineering details of how remote sensing systems are designed.