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The course will focus on environmental resource inventory methods using several spatial analysis tools. Inventory methods will include topographic map interpretation and coordinate systems, aerial photo interpretation, geo-referencing techniques, analog to digital conversion of inventory data, classification of digital photography and satellite imagery, field acquisition and positioning of land cover data, map accuracy assessment, and construction of cartographic products from digital databases. The course is designed to be a very practical, hands-on experience with topographic maps, medium-scale digital and analog aerial photographs, multi-spectral satellite images, navigation-grade global positioning system (GPS) instruments, and basic applications using complex spatial analysis and map production software. The course is intended to better prepare students
for courses offered in geographic information systems (CSS 4200), spatial
modeling and analysis (CSS 6200), fundamentals of remote sensing (CEE
6100), and digital image processing (CEE 6150). Students who have completed
CSS 4200 are permitted to enroll in this course.
Course Objectives
Instructors Dr. Stephen D. DeGloria Susan Hoskins
Course Web site:
Expectations and Responsibilities Students are expected to have basic mathematical skills, experience with computers and working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet programs. Students should be able to communicate with instructors using electronic mail, and to access and search the Internet and on-line or local library sources for data and information relevant to the course. The goal of the instructors is to promote an active, experiential learning environment in the course which requires instructors and students to be motivated, participatory, and communicative. Assignments, projects and exams are designed to be conducted independently. Instructors and students are expected to adhere to Cornell University's code of academic integrity.
Class Text There is no textbook for this course. Selected readings
will be assigned from textbooks on reserve in Mann Library and from
on-line resources: Avery, T.E. and G.L. Berlin. 1985. Interpretation of Aerial Photographs. 4th Edition. Burgess Publishing Company. Minneapolis, Minnesota Bolstad, P. 2008. GIS Fundamentals. 3rd Edition. Eider Press. White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Lilllesand, T.M., R.W. Kiefer, and J.W. Chipman. 2008. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. 6th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York.
Term Project The purpose of the term project is to provide experience in processing and analyzing maps, aerial photographs, digital images, GPS, and field data. The project will serve to reinforce each element of the resource inventory process for a specific landscape unit near campus. The project will focus on creating a set of land cover type maps and assessing the accuracy of these maps using various forms of remotely sensed data. The mapping project is limited in scope and designed for completion during the scheduled laboratory section for the course. A term project report is required. The report will consist of a scientific poster or Powerpoint presentation due during the last lab sections of the course (week of 27 April 2009). The report will focus on your land cover maps, associated statistical summaries, and presentation of the project to our hypothetical client. Final submission of electronic versions of your report and all course assignments will be not later than 5p, Monday, 04 May 2009.
Assignments and Grading
There is no final examination in this course.
Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities are encouraged to meet with the instructors in order that course materials can be updated and adapted appropriately to better foster a positive teaching and learning experience.
Lecture Schedule M, W 9:05 - 9:55 110 Bradfield Hall, Spring 2009 Powerpoint lectures will be provided on this course website shortly after each lecture as a study aid. Note that what is in these slides is only a portion of what is discussed in class and required knowledge for exams. Attendance and participation in lectures and lab section are expected..
Laboratory Schedule M,R 1:25 - 4:25, 108 Bradfield Hall, Spring 2009
Computing Resources Term Project The company plans to submit their bid for the property on Monday, 04 May 2009. They request that you prepare a presentation to the company's board of directors using Powerpoint by your lab section during the week of 27 April 2009. The length of the presentation will be 15 minutes with additional time allowed for discussion. The presentation is to include maps of land cover for the parcel, associated inventory data, a map accuracy assessment, and a recommendation on of which forms of remotely sensed data provide the best representation of land cover conditions in this environment. Your office is located at 108 Bradfield Hall, and your firm's conference room is located at 110 Bradfield Hall. Due to an excessive workload and commitments to other responsibilities, you can spend no more than 10 hours per week on the project until May. The conference room is only available from 9-10a on Mondays and Wednesdays, and you can work in your office only on Monday or Thursday afternoons between 1p and 5p. Your office has supplies and a computer with most of the software resources you need, including access to electronic networks required to conduct the project. You may have to sub-contract some of the analysis and map production to a local firm located at 108 Bradfield Hall. Since your firm is new, you have hired consultants (fellow students) to help you with the project. Project Timeline
Avery, T.E. and G.L. Berlin. 1992. Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and Airphoto Interpretation. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River , New Jersey. 472 p. Bolstad, P. 2008. GIS Fundamentals. 3rd Edition. Eider Press. White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Campbell, J.B. 2007. Introduction to Remote Sensing. 4th Edition. The Guilford Press. New York. Kennedy, M. 1996. The Global Positioning System and GIS. Ann Arbor Press, Inc. Chelsea , Michigan . 268 p. Lillesand, T.M., R.W. Kiefer, and J.W. Chipman. 2008. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. 6th Ed. John Wiley and Sons. New York. Muehrcke, P.C. and J.O. Muehrcke. 1992. Map Use: Reading , Analysis, and Interpretation. JP Publications. Madison , Wisconsin. 631p. Paine, D.P. and J.D. Kiser. 2003. Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation. 2nd Ed. John Wiley and Sons. New York. Philipson, W.R. (ed.). 1997. Manual of Photographic Interpretation. 2nd Edition. Am. Soc. Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing. 689 p. Snyder, J.P. 1987. Map Projections: A Working Manual. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper #1395. 383p. Journals (Engineering
Library, Carpenter Hall) Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. American
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 5410 Grosvenor Lane,
Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 208142160. Surveying and Land Information Systems Journal. American
Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite
100, Bethesda, MD 20814-2122. Professional Societies American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing. 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 208142160.
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Course Objectives, Map Characteristics, Geospatial
Data Accession
Project Planning, Coordinate Systems, Web Accession
of Geospatial Data