What you will learn
- Fundamental concepts of remote sensing, satellite imagery, and sensor properties (multispectral, hyperspectral, and radar).
- Selection of the optimal sensor and data sources for various geospatial applications.
- Practical skills in GIS, including elevation data analysis, GNSS data usage, and data quality assessment.
- Application of remote sensing for environmental monitoring, including snow/water mapping, wildfire detection, and landslide assessment.
- Advanced techniques such as stereo-photogrammetry and interferometric SAR for analyzing terrain changes and landscape dynamics.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
3 months
4 - 6 hours per week
Discounted price: $510.30
Pre-discounted price: $567USD
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Courses in this program
AlaskaX's Fundamentals of Geospatial Science Professional Certificate
- Geospatial Science: Remote Sensing
- Applied Remote Sensing and GIS
- Geospatial Science in the Arctic Domain
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