BOT/GEOG 3150 Introduction and Overview. 1. Provide a definition of remote sensing. 2. Name one specific application of earth remote sensing. 3. Name.

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BOT/GEOG 3150 Introduction and Overview

1. Provide a definition of remote sensing. 2. Name one specific application of earth remote sensing. 3. Name one type of remote sensing. 4. Name a job that uses remote sensing. 5. Write your answers on a post-it and stick them to the white board under the appropriate question.

Lots!

Basic physics of light interacting with materials

Historical context is always important for understanding what we do now

Land use planning Agriculture Geology Archaeology Vegetation Habitat

Land cover Habitat Marine Coastal Agriculture Geology Atmospheric

Radar and Lidar Elevation mapping Hydrology Vegetation Archaeology

Agriculture Water Use Energy Balance