Table of Contents

Module 1  Overview: History and Development of Remote Sensing (Tim Foresman)(Currently Under Revision)

Module 2  Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

2.1 Energy Sources and Radiometric Principles
2.2 Energy Interactions in the Atmosphere
2.3 Energy Interactions with Target - Spectral Reflectance

Module 3  Remote Sensing in the Visible, Near and Middle Infrared Spectrum (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

3.1 Concepts of Spatial, Spectral, Temporal, and Radiometric Resolution
3.2 Multispectral Scanning Systems Across-Track Scanners (Landsat MSS and TM; Daedalus TMS)
3.3 Linear (along-track) Array Scanners (SPOT, IRS)
3.4. High Resolution Satellite Systems (Ikonos, Quickbird, OrbView, EROS)
3.5 Digital Airborne Stereo Scanners (linear and matrix array) (ADS, DMC, UltraCam)

Module 4  Module 4: Remote Sensing in the Thermal Infrared Spectrum (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

4.1 Basic Theory (Planck's law, Wien's displacement law, blackbody radiation, emissivity etc.)
4.2 Interaction of Thermal Radiation with the Atmosphere and Targets
4.3 Sensor System Characteristics - Detectors, IFOV, Sensitivity
4.4 Application Study

Module 5  Hyperspectral Remote Sensing (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

5.1 Principles of Hyperspectral Imaging
5.2 Sensors (AIS, AVIRIS, CASI, Hymap, Hyperion, Orbview)
5.3 Application Studies

Module 6  Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

6.1 Principles: Passive Microwave Sensing
6.2 Passive Microwave Sensors
6.3 Active Microwave (Radar) Principles (real aperture radar; synthetic aperture radar)
6.4 Atmosphere and Terrain Properties - Surface Roughness, Dielectric Constant
6.5 Radar Geometry, Interferometry, Polarimetry
6.6 Non-Imaging Radar Sensors (Scatterometers, Altimeters)
6.7 Imaging Radar Sensors (SIR, ERS, J-ERS, Radarsat, Envisat, TerraSar)

Module 7  Other Remote Sensing Systems (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

7.1 LIDAR Systems (Principles, Sensors, Applications)
7.2 Atmospheric Sounders
7.3 Other Systems

Module 8  (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

Module 9  (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

Module 10  (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)

Module 11  (Currently Under Revision: Authors Needed)