1. BOT/GEOG 3150 Introduction and Overview

2. 1. What IS remote sensing? 2. Name some advantages and disadvantages of viewing the earth from progressively higher altitude. 3. Why is the sky blue at noon and orange at sunset? 4. If light travels in a straight line,why aren’t shadows pitch black? 5. How can you use remote sensing to map elevation? 6. How do the police measure your speed with radar? 7. Why is water black in satellite images (it really is!)? 8. What is a pixel and how does a computer make an image from a bunch of them?

3. Lots!

4. Basic physics of light interacting with materials

6. Historical context is always important for understanding what we do now

7. Land use planning Agriculture Geology Archaeology Vegetation Habitat

8. Land cover Habitat Marine Coastal Agriculture Geology Atmospheric

9. Radar and Lidar Elevation mapping Hydrology Vegetation Archaeology

10. Agriculture Water Use Energy Balance