GEOG 3930 - Remote Sensing of Landscape: China

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Geography

Description:

This course will serve as an introduction to China's landscapes through a combination of field trip to China and remote sensing images interpretation and analysis in class. China is a massive country with a variety of amazing landscapes, and this course offers students a great active learning opportunity to study different landforms in China and explore the world using Remote Sensing. The coursework will be divided in to two parts: 1) The once-a-week lecture (1 hour/week) will introduce all the topics about the basics of landform, physical geography of China, principles of remote sensing, interpretation of aerial photograph and satellite image, and the introduction of the regions of interests (Guilin in China); 2) The ten-day field trip (planned for May ) will include all the ground survey and hands-on activities like GPS positioning and landform identification led by the instructor and faculty from the host University in Guilin. For international travel, see studyabroad.utahtech.edu for additional travel costs that may apply. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use data from remote sensing technologies to explain basic physical principles of remote sensing. 2. Develop an ability to read and interpret geology and geomorphology from air photos and satellite data. 3. Relate the geographic features on the aerial photograph or satellite images to the same feature on topographic maps and on the ground through interpretation. 4. Identify the local terrains of St. George area through aerial photograph and satellite image interpretation. 5. Apply the insights gained from examining local features to Remote Sensing data acquired over remote parts of China to produce a comparative assessment of land cover and land use. 6. Describe the basic understanding of the physical and human geography of China. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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