2018/2019

2018/2019

DM270

GEO/04 (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

APPLIED GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

1st semester (01/10/2018 - 18/01/2019)

6

60 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

ZUCCA FRANCESCO - 6 ECTS

Basic computer skills: file and directory management: creation, copy-transfer-download, compaction-unpacking; use of office automation tools (spreadsheets) and text editing; Internet searches with keywords

Basic statistics: averages, variance, standard deviation, distribution concept and ability to display data (histograms, dispersion diagrams, boxplot)

Basic cartography: the concepts of cartographic projections, ability to read topographic and thematic cartography, measurements of plano-altimetric distances and extraction of topographic elements (profiles)

The aim of the course is to produce in-depth knowledge of the field of Remote Sensing and Space Analysis applied to geological and geo-environmental issues and to develop space and time-based spatial problem-solving abilities to develop the integration of knowledge gained in different areas of the study course with those of Remote Sensing to realize even complex applications.

Remote sensing: introductions.
Electromagnetic radiation and terrestrial environment.
Spectral characters of earth and surface materials in Visible, Near Infrared, and Medium Waves (SWIR).
Interaction of medium infrared radiation with the environment.
The thermal remote sensing in the earth's sciences.
Optical sensors.
The optical data types (high resolution, medium and coarse).
Image spectrometry.
Active remote sensing: SAR and LIDAR.
Earth observation and geo-environmental applications.

Laboratory:
Pre-processing of optical images.
Spectral data collection.
Classification of images.
RS and GIS integration.
Assessment of accuracy.
Case studies.

Lessons
Exercises
Seminars and webinar on Remote Sensing and spatial analysis.
Reading, criticism and synthesis of specific scientific literature.

The bibliographic references will be provided during the lectures.
Students will also be provided with materials, handouts and case studies in Italian and English.

There will be a final exam of the theoric part of the course and a presentation of the project students will carry out.

Non-attending students are required to contact the teacher to supplement their training with specific materials.