NPTEL - Introduction to Remote Sensing
offered by IIT Roorkee

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1847

Introduction to Remote Sensing
at
IIT Roorkee
Overview

Gain a comprehensive overview of the Remote Sensing principles and concepts

Duration	4 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

Introduction to Remote Sensing
at
IIT Roorkee
Highlights

Earn a E-certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee

Introduction to Remote Sensing
at
IIT Roorkee
Course details

Skills you will learn

Transportation

Who should do this course?

For Under graduate engineering and post graduate science students

More about this course

The proposed course provides basic understanding about satellite based Remote Sensing technology
Presently, remote sensing datasets available from various earth orbiting satellites are being used extensively in various domains including in civil engineering, water resources, earth sciences, transportation engineering, navigation etc
Google Earth has further made access to high spatial resolution remote sensing data available to non-experts with great ease

Introduction to Remote Sensing
at
IIT Roorkee
Curriculum

Week-1

What is satellite based remote sensing?

Development of remote sensing technology and advantages

Different platforms of remote sensing

EM spectrum, solar reflection and thermal emission remote sensing

Interaction of EM radiation with atmosphere including atmospheric scattering

Absorption and emission

Week-2

Interaction mechanisms of EM radiation with ground, spectral response curves

Principles of image interpretation

Multi-spectral scanners and imaging devices

Salient characteristics of LANDSAT, IRS, Cartosat, ResourceSat etc. sensors

Image characteristics and different resolutions in Remote Sensing

Week-3

Image interpretation of different geological landforms, rock types and structures

Remote Sensing integration with GIS and GPS

Georeferencing Technique

Basic image enhancement techniques

Spatial filtering techniques

Week-4

Image classification techniques

InSAR Technique and its applications

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Integrated applications of RS and GIS in groundwater studies

Limitations of Remote Sensing Technique

Introduction to Remote Sensing
at
IIT Roorkee
Faculty details

Dr. Arun K. Saraf

He is taken Ph. D. (Remote Sensing) from University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Presently he is working as Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and teaches courses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Advanced GIS, Remote Sensing, Geomorphology etc. to under- and post-graduate students of Geological Technology and Applied Geology.