1051-553 Special Topics: Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing

Instructor

Dr. Anthony Vodacek
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475-7816
vodacek@cis.rit.edu


Canada, snow covered, low sun angle
Landsat image

 

Co-terminous USA Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
constant artificial illumination


 
 
 
 

Geomorphology from Space
 
 
 

Canada, Superior vs. Grenville areas
Landsat image

Lineament directions

 
 

Spain, false color rendition to aid in visual analysis


 

Safsaf oasis, Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR)
false color to aid in visual analysis, colors
refer to intensity of return from small scale
roughness.  This is partially ground penetrating.
The entire area is mostly sand covered and
the features visible here are not in the
reflective images.

 
 
 

Airborne Topographic Mapper (Lidar)

Golden Gate Bridge
Towers, cables, street lights, trees

Assateague Island, Virginia and Maryland

Assateague Island beach change in one year
WGS-84 ellipsoid


 

Airborne mapping data over Assateague Island


 

Airborne Topographic Mapper final interpolated product

 
 


 
 

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission