Post on 23-Jun-2015
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Sensors and Platforms in RS
1. Types of Sensors
2. Characteristics of Sensors
3. Various Satellite Sensors
4. Platforms for Remote Sensing
5. Characteristics of Satellite
Orbits
6. Remote Sensing Satellites
Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV
University of Nairobi
Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV
1. Types of Sensors in Remote Sensing
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Classification of Sensors
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Passive Sensors / MODIS
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Active Sensors / SAR
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2. Characteristics of RS Sensors
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Elements of Optical Sensors
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Spectral characteristics
spectral band, band width,
response sensitivity at the edges of band.
Radiometric characteristicssensitivity in noise equivalent power,
dynamic range, signal to noise ratio (S/N ratio)
Geometric characteristics Lens distortion, spatial resolution, Field of View (FOV),
Instantaneous Field of View (IFOV).
Temporal characteristics temporal resolution.
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Swath, Field Of View (FOV) and IFOV
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
3. Various Satellite Sensors
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Spectral Resolution of Various Satellite Sensors
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Geometric Characteristics of Image Data (1)
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Geometric Characteristics of Image Data (2)
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Aerial Survey Camera
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Three Line Scanner (TLS)
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Film for Remote Sensing
University of Nairobi
FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Optical Mechanical Scanner
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Pushbroom Scanner
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Hyperspectral Sensor
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FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Image of CASI (Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager)
University of Nairobi
FCE 552: Engineering Survey IV Dept. of Civil Engineering
B. Sc.(Civil Engineering)
Laserscanner (LIDAR)