Geography (GEOG) 322

Overview

This course will appeal to those students whose vocation or interests involve any aspect of the physical environment of the earth's surface or near-surface. Remote sensing involves gathering information about the earth's surface remotely, and generally encompasses acquiring this data from aircraft or satellites. Remote sensing is very much an interdisciplinary area of scientific investigation, and relies in large part on knowledge of physics, mathematics, chemistry, and geography.

Outline

The course consists of the following units.

Unit 1: Basic Principles of Remote Sensing

Unit 2: Optical Remote Sensing

Unit 3: Optical Remote-Sensing Systems

Unit 4: Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing

Unit 5: Radar and Sonar Remote Sensing

Unit 6: Digital Processing of Remote-Sensing Imagery

Unit 7: Applications 1-Meteorology, Oceanography, and Environment

Unit 8: Applications 2-General Land Use and Land Cover

Unit 9: Applications 3-Geology

Unit 10: Applications 4-Vegetation: Forestry and Agriculture

Unit 11: Comparison of Sensors and Image Types

Unit 12: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Unit 13: Digital Image Processing and Geographic Information Systems

Evaluation

The weighting of each component of the final mark is shown below. Note that there is one mid-term examination, to be written after you have completed Unit 6, worth 15 percent of your final mark, and a final examination, worth 20 percent of your final mark. The Tutor-Marked Exercises are worth a total of 65 percent. To receive credit for GEOG 322, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 60 percent on both the mid-term and final examinations. All the assignments are required.

Tutor-Marked Exercises 1 - 6 (5% each)	Mid-Term Exam	Tutor-Marked Exercises 7 - 13 (5% each)	Final Exam	Total
30%	15%	35%	20%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Other Materials

The course materials also include study guide, course guide, reading file, laboratory manual.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the GEOG 322 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form