The CGA presented their Introduction to Earth Observation short course from 13-17 August 2018, which was attended by 16 delegates. This course is aimed at beginners to earth observation, and teaches the basic principles and techniques fundamental to remote sensing.
Themes covered in this course include:
- the principles of remote sensing and earth observation;
- the properties of the electromagnetic spectrum;
- digital imagery, image resolution and satellite systems;
- image enhancement and transformations;
- reflectance characteristics of various objects on the earth’s surface;
- atmospheric interaction with electromagnetic energy; image acquisition, data preparation and pre-processing;
- unsupervised and supervised image classification;
- field methodology and accuracy assessment;
- Remote-sensing-GIS integration.
The delegates were from a range of academic institutions, government departments and the private sector across South Africa, including the Universities of Fort Hare and Pretoria; the Namibian University of Science and Technology; the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency; the Departments of Science and Technology, Rural Development and Land Reform, and Mpumalanga Economic Development and Environment and Tourism; and Living Lands. Thanks to all attended and assisted in the running of the course.
To see all GIS and remote sensing short courses offered to industry by the CGA this year, please visit our course calendar.