Program ID: DEF 3008P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.45 |
Location/
(Accommodations) |
Program Administrator |
Start |
End |
Status |
Cost |
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel) |
Dr. Michael Cathcart |
September 14, 2010 |
September 17, 2010 |
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$1,595.00 |
Section ID: 10130/220411034
NOTES:
- -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
- -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
- -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.
Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, September 16, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, September 17, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)
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Course Description
Remote sensing of the environment is a powerful tool in addressing a variety of scientific problems. New sensors and methods are continually under development to provide solutions to difficult detection and classification problems in surveillance, reconnaissance, defense, environmental monitoring, and homeland security. Get the basics of passive and active remote sensing (both optical and RF) as well as a review of fundamental data processing concepts. Obtain a detailed understanding of remote sensing principles, data analysis procedures, sensor technology, and technical capabilities associated with remote sensing systems. Review signature physics, data collection methods, environmental effects, image processing, data extraction, sensing modalities, and information resources.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers
- System analysts
- Sensor engineers
- ISR professionals
- Technical managers
- Individuals transferring fields
- Individuals working on programs with a remote sensing component
How You Will Benefit
- Explore the background and history of remote sensing
- Learn fundamental principles underlying remote sensing
- Study physics and signatures for optical, infrared, and radar sensors
- Understand atmospheric impacts on data collection
- Learn the capabilities of current and planned remote sensing modalities and platforms
- Understand fundamentals of sensor data processing and visualization
- Utilize remote sensing data resources, libraries, and archives
What You Will Cover
- Background
- Signature Physics
- Sensor Fundamentals
- Atmospheric Propagation
- Sensor Data Acquisition
- Data Processing Concepts and Products
- Visualization and Analysis Techniques
- Remote Sensing Systems and Resources
Course Materials
Participants will receive a notebook and CD-ROM with lecture notes and examples.
Certificate
This course is an elective for the Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate
Course Administrator
For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact:
Michael Cathcart
404-407-6028
michael.cathcart@gtri.gatech.edu
The Instructors
Michael Cathcart, principle research scientist and research faculty member at Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech Research Institute's Electro-Optics System Laboratory, received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in physics from Georgia Tech. His research interests include physics-based modeling and simulation of visible and infrared phenomenology for active and passive sensors, target signature computations, electro-optical sensor performance studies and laser lethality analyses. Cathcart leads research programs employing passive and active systems for remote sensing applications. He is a member of IEEE, APS and SPIE.
Nick Faust Georgia Tech principal research scientist and associate director for the Georgia Tech Center for GIS, received his B.S. in physics and M.S. in geophysical sciences from Georgia Tech. His research interests include remote sensing, automatic image processing techniques, spatial analysis for geological applications; conservation applications of remote sensing, GIS, and Visualization; visualization, virtual 3D GIS, and distributed spatial databases. He has developed techniques for the interactive visualization of three and four dimensional (including time) and is a co-developer of the Georgia Tech Virtual Geographic Information System. He is an SPIE Fellow and co-founder of Earth Resources Digital Analysis Systems.
Mark A. Richards, a principal research engineer and adjunct professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the author of the Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing (McGraw-Hill, 2005). He is researching radar imaging and embedded real-time signal processors and has 20 years of experience in radar signal processing.
Course Location and Times
Atlanta, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday
8 a.m. to noon Friday
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.
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