GMT635 - RADAR REMOTE SENSING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADAR REMOTE SENSING | GMT635 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saygın ABDİKAN | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of course is to educate engineers with capabilities of advanced engineering skills and give detailed information on fundamentals, applications and methods of radar remote sensing, radar sensors, radar data types in Geomatics. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Basic operating principles. Radar sensors, particularly on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). SAR-imaging technique. Properties of SAR images. Influence of instrument and target parameters. Geometric and radiometric correction of radar data. SAR signal and image processing. SAR polarimetry, SAR interferometry and DEM extraction. Differential SAR interferometry. Radar image interpretation (modelling and classification). | |||||
| References | - Woodhouse, I. H. (2005) Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing. - Oliver and Quegan (2004) Understanding Synthetic Aperture Radar Images. - Massonnet and Souyris (2008) Imaging with Synthetic Aperture Radar - Elachi (1988) Spaceborne Radar Remote Sensing: Applications and Techniques. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic operating principles of radar |
| Week 2 | Radar sensors |
| Week 3 | Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) |
| Week 4 | SAR-imaging technique |
| Week 5 | Properties of SAR images |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | The effects of the instrument and target parameters |
| Week 8 | Geometric and radiometric corrections of radar data |
| Week 9 | SAR signal and image processing |
| Week 10 | SAR polarimetry |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | SAR interferometry and DEM generation |
| Week 13 | Differential SAR interferometry. Radar image interpretation (modelling and classification). |
| Week 14 | Differential SAR interferometry. Radar image interpretation (modelling and classification). |
| Week 15 | Final preparation |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 16 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 15 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 23 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload | 38 | 47 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Define problems in Geomatics Engineering and use Information Technology effectively in order to solve these problems. | X | ||||
| 2. Learn basic Mathematics, Science and Engineering formations and use them productively in professional life | X | ||||
| 3. Choose, use and improve recent technology and methods that needed for Geomatics Engineering applications | X | ||||
| 4. Earn the ability of producing new spatial products with data coming from international Geomatics application by using his/her qualification of obtaining, interpretation and analyzing of spatial data and by adding personal viewpoint | X | ||||
| 5. Estimate geodetic and geodynamic parameters with geodetic observations and use kinematic and dynamic functional models effectively in studies | X | ||||
| 6. Know advanced national and international applications in areas of Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning and contribute to the development processes of these applications | X | ||||
| 7. Develop strategies for data collection from space/aerial images and aerial/terrestrial laser scanning data; define the most appropriate methods for data extraction from collected data; process, analysis, integrate data with other spatial data, develop models; attend to field works and present results and outputs visually, statistically and thematically | X | ||||
| 8. Develop case / aim specific static or dynamic online systems, design spatial database management systems and produce visual products by following recent developments in GIS environment | X | ||||
| 9. Find solutions for aim relevant data obtainment by being familiar with working principle of scanning devices and sensors and their usage areas | X | ||||
| 10. Design systems which are considering scientific facts for more economically and more reliable management of industrial and infrastructure applications | X | ||||
| 11. Consider factors of social, environmental, economic, health and job security in professional life. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest