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Postgraduate Course: Introduction to LiDAR Remote Sensing (PGGE11110)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is intended to provide an introduction to the techniques used in LiDAR remote sensing. The course covers the underlying principles of the measurement techniques and the interaction of LiDAR signals with natural surfaces and the atmosphere. The course introduces the different airborne and satellite systems and related data processing methods. The student will also gain knowledge of the different applications of this RS approach for monitoring various aspects of the Earth's atmosphere, cryosphere and terrestrial surfaces. Urban and archaeological applications will be also addressed. Emphasis will nevertheless be given to forestry.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Photocopying costs only
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students should have achieved and demonstrated, or be able to achieve and demonstrate, the ability to:
- Understand the key principles of LiDAR systems.
- Process and handle different forms of LiDAR data (waveform, discrete)
- Interpret the information contained within such data
- Place the value of LiDAR systems into the wider context of Earth observation
- Locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from traditional and electronic media
- Develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature
- Conduct practical and assignments, within the specified parameters and to a professional standard
- Take responsibility for own learning through reading and completion of assignments. Reflect upon learning experience
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPGGE11110
Contacts
Course organiserDr Genevieve Patenaude
Tel: (0131 6)51 4472
Email: genevieve.patenaude@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Caroline Keir
Tel: (0131 6)51 7192
Email: caroline.keir@ed.ac.uk
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