Welcome to Geography 661 - Digital Image Processing

By the end of the class, I hope I have turned you all into DIPS -- Digital Image Processors that is...By the end of the class I hope to have provided you with a firm grounding in the basics in computer manipulation of a variety of types of remotely sensed images.

In the class we will cover the following topics

  • Basic overview of Electromagnetic Radiation Theory
  • Spectral Signatures and the BRDF of typical landcovers at visible, near IR and mid IR wavelengths
  • Thermal Infrared and Microwave Remote Sensing
  • Radiometric Correction
  • Geometric Correction
  • Spectral and Spatial Image Enhancement
  • Image Classification
  • Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

I hope that you enjoy the class.

Dr. Klein

The image on the right is a true-color Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image, acquired from data collected on October 12, 2001, displays the northwestern portion of the Ross Ice Shelf. You can see the large iceberg just to the north of Ross Island. This has prevented breakup of the sea ice in the vicinity of Ross Island which has affected penguin populations.