The course is completely free, available in Italian and English, and it is divided into 6 chapters.

The aim is to provide a tutorial approach to learn the role of space science and technology in monitoring the Earth's surface and atmosphere.
Attending the course will let you understand how Remote Sensing is applied to the study of our planet. You will find in it significant images and a glossary to search for specific vocabulary. The course is a collaborative effort of Planetek Italia and IUAV (Architecture Institute of University of Venice), Degree in Geographical Information System, which has an important background in advanced communication systems and Geographical Information Systems.

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The OnLine Course on Remote Sensing is based on methodology and teaching materials usually used for didactical purposes. Some of this material has been acquired by direct downloading off the Internet, notably from the Remote Sensing Tutorial Online Handbook (NASA/GSFC); we are grateful to all source organizations.

1st chapter - Course presentation

2nd chapter - The History of Remote Sensing

3rd chapter - Basic Techniques
3.1 The Concept of Remote Sensing
3.2 The Electromagnetic Radiation Principles
3.3 The ElectroMagnetic Spectrum
3.4 Energy Propagation
3.5 Energy Interaction in the Atmosphere
3.6 Matter-Radiation Interaction
3.7 Spectral Features of Ground Constituents

4th chapter - Remote Sensing System Analysis
4.1 Space segment
4.2 Ground Segment

5th chapter - Main missions (to be soon updated)
5.1 Landsat: The Multispectral Scanner
5.2 Landsat: The Thematic Mapper
5.3 Spot System
5.4 IRS Satellites
5.5 Very high resolution commercial satellites
5.6 SIR -A, -B, -C on the Space Shuttle
5.7 ERS Satellites
5.8 JERS Satellite
5.9 Envisat-1
5.10 Terra
5.11 I sistemi Iperspettrali
5.12 SeaWifs
5.13 Weather Satellites/Sensors
5.14 Planned missions: Cosmo Skymed
5.15 Radarsat-2
5.16 ALOS
5.17 TerraSAR-X
5.18 SAOCOM
5.19 SMOS
5.20 METOP
5.21 NPOESS

6th chapter - Image Processing and Interpretation
6.1 TM Band 3 of Morro Bay, California
6.2 Thematic Mapper Bands
6.3 Feature Identification Map
6.4 False Color View
6.5 True color view
6.6 Other color combination
6.7 Image Enhancement
6.8 Information extraction

7th chapter - Remote Sensing Applications
7.1 Geologic applications
7.2 Vegetation Applications: Agriculture, Forestry and Ecology
7.3 Urban and Land Use Applications
7.4 Meteorology
7.5 Oceanographic Observations
7.6 Hydrology: Flooding
7.7 Integration of Earth Observation in Geographic Information System