SFR406 - Remote Sensing of the Forest Environment
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SFR 406 2019 | Course Schedule and Content
Lecture / Discussion materials & Demo / Lab Data are posted in the Course folder on Box.
The ‘Remote Sensing Tutorial‘ material is available on-line from Natural Resources Canada (or download PDF)
The table below shows the topics covered during each session, with links to content and due dates for assignments:
| WK | Day | Date | Session | Prep | Content | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tu | September 3, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Intro to Remote Sensing (video) Lec. 1 Worksheet | Lec 1: Course Intro | |
| Th | September 5, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch.1 (Introduction) | Demo 1: Stereoscopy | ||
| Th | September 5, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 1 Data Download | Lab 1: Digital Image Stereoscopy | ||
| 2 | Tu | September 10, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Intro to Air Photos (video) Lec. 2 Worksheet | Lec 2: Aerial Imagery | |
| Th | September 12, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch.2.6 | Demo 2: Air Photo & Map Scale | ||
| Th | September 12, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 2: Digital Image Measurements | SG1: Exploring Imagery | ||
| 3 | Tu | September 17, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Imagery Sources (video) | Lec 3: Image Acquisition | |
| Th | September 19, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 3: Image Search & Download | |||
| Th | September 19, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 3: Flight Planning | SG2: Scale & Measurements | ||
| 4 | Tu | September 24, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Image Displacement (video) | Lec 4: Digital Photogrammetry | |
| Th | September 26, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 4: Ground 3-D Tree Photos | |||
| Th | September 26, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 4 Data Download | Lab 4: UAS Canopy Photos | ||
| 5 | Tu | October 1, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Lec 5: Unmanned Aerial Systems | ||
| Th | October 3, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 5: UAS Acquisition | |||
| Th | October 3, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 5 Data Download | Lab 5: UAS Image Point Clouds | SG4: Learn about Landsat | |
| 6 | Tu | October 8, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch. 2 (all) | Lec 6: Remote Sensing Systems | |
| Th | October 10, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Register an account on the USGS Earth Explorer | Demo 6: Earth Observing Data | ||
| Th | October 10, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Term Project Instructions | Lab 6: Study Area Map Data | ||
| 7 | Tu | October 15, 2019 | No Class | (FALL BREAK) | ||
| Th | October 17, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch. 4.1 | Demo 7: Image Interpretation | SG3: Color & Interpretation; Radiolab Podcast |
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| Th | October 17, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 7: Multi-band Image Composites | Term Project Title | ||
| 8 | Tu | October 22, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Lec 8: Digital Image Processing | ||
| Th | October 24, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch. 4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5 | Demo 8: Image Processing Workflow | ||
| Th | October 24, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Download Imagery | Lab 8: Spectral Vegetation Indices | ||
| 9 | Tu | October 29, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch. 4.6, 5, 5.2.1, 5.6.1 | Lec 9: Land Cover/Use Classification | |
| Th | October 31, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 9: Supervised Classification | |||
| Th | October 31, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 9: Forest Cover Type Maps | Term Project Study Area Map and Abstract | ||
| 10 | Tu | November 5, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Lec 10: Accuracy Assessment | ||
| Th | November 7, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 10: Reference Data Error Matrix | |||
| Th | November 7, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 10: Map Evaluation | Lab 9 Report: Land Cover Classification | ||
| 11 | Tu | November 12, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Forest Disturbance (video) | Lec 11: Forest & Land Cover Change | |
| Th | November 14, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Change Detection (video) | Demo 11: Change Detection Methods | ||
| Th | November 14, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Tutorial Ch.5.2.2, 5.6.2 | Lab 11: Forest Cover Change Analysis | Lab 10 Report: Accuracy Assessment | |
| 12 | Tu | November 19, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Lec 12: Introduction to Lidar | ||
| Th | November 21, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 12: Lidar Point Cloud Methods | |||
| Th | November 21, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 12: Individual Tree Modeling | |||
| 13 | Tu | November 26, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Demo 13: Google Earth Engine | Celebration of Knowledge | |
| Th | November 28, 2019 | No Class | ||||
| Th | November 28, 2019 | No Class | ||||
| 14 | Tu | December 3, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Lec 14: Lidar Forest Inventory | ||
| Th | December 5, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Demo 14: Area-based Modeling | |||
| Th | December 5, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Lab 14: Forest Inventory Maps | Lab 11 Report: Change Maps | ||
| 15 | Tu | December 10, 2019 | Lec, 11-12 | Tutorial Ch. 4.7 | Project Work | |
| Th | December 12, 2019 | Demo, 11-12 | Project Work | |||
| Th | December 12, 2019 | Lab, 12-2 | Project Work | Lab 14 Report: Lidar Forest Inventory | ||
| 16 | Tu | December 17, 2019 | Final, 2:45-4:45 | Poster Session | ||
| Th | December 19, 2019 | No Class | ||||
| Th | December 19, 2019 | No Class | Term Project Final Poster |