Subject Code: EC6L011 Subject Name: Remote Sensing Systems L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): None
Electromagnetics basis: Electromagnetic waves, Polarization, Spectra and Fourier transform, Doppler effect, Angular distribution of radiation, Thermal radiation, diffraction, Interactions of electromagnetic radiation: Propagation through homogeneous materials, Reflection and emission from real materials, Propagation through the atmosphere Molecular absorption and scattering, Radiative transfer equation Electro optical remote sensing system: Spectral Imagery, VIR imaging systems, Thermal infrared imagers, Passive Microwave Systems: Antenna Theory, Microwave Radiometry, Ranging Systems: Laser profiling, Radar altimetry, Scattering Systems: Lidar, Microwave Scatterometry,  Synthetic Aperture Radar, Data Processing: Image Processing, Classification and Segmentation, Applications of Remote Sensing Systems.
Text Books:
  1. W. G. Rees, Physical Principles of Remote Sensing, Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition, 2013.
Reference Books:
  1. Remote Sensing from Air And Space by R. C. Olsen, SPIE Press, 2007.
    2. James B. Campbell, Randolph H. Wynne, Introduction to Remote Sensing, 5th Edition, The Guilford Press, 2011.