Earth Observation from Space: the Optical View
Week 1: Overview of Optical Earth Observation Technology and Data
A look into the early days of optical Earth observation, and the different types of optical instrumentation and the Sentinel satellites.
Welcome to ‘Earth Observation From Space: The Optical View’. In this course, we will introduce you to the wide range of applications of satellite Earth observation technology. We will focus in particular on the use of data acquired by satellite sensors which use visible light and near infrared radiation – otherwise known as ‘optical’ Earth observation.
The history of optical Earth observation.
An overview of the different types and resolutions of optical and multispectral instruments.
Satellites can collect data from particular places, and at particular wavelengths. The areas the satellite can see depend on the orbit, and the field-of-view of the instrument.
This topic provides an overview on the Sentinel satellites
Wavebands & spectroscopy in remote sensing
In this topic we look at LiDAR - active optical sensing technology.
Professor Martin Wooster provides a brief summary of the Sentinel satellites which have been launched so far.
Week 1 interactive exercise
