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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Pam Lawhead
• Dan Civco
• James Campbell

Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
Thursday, August 15, 2002
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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Panel Objectives
• Some History
• The Remote Sensing Model Curriculum
• Discussion
• Summary

Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
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PERS 1992

• Civco, D.L., R.W. Kiefer, and A. Maclean. 1992.
  Perspectives on earth resources mapping education
  in the United States. Photogrammetric Engineering
  and Remote Sensing 63(8)1087-1092.

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Serie Geografica 1993

• Civco, D.L., R.W. Kiefer, and A. Maclean. 1993.
  La ensenanza de la teledeteccion en las
  actividade de la American Society for
  Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Invited paper
  in Serie Geografica, Madrid, Spain. 239-50.

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Remote Sensing Education Timeline
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IGARSS 96

• Estes, J.E.and T. Foresman. 1996. Development of
  a Remote Sensing Core Curriculum. Geoscience and
  Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96.
  'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.',
  International , Volume 1 , 1996, Pages 820 822.

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RSCC
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Remote Sensing Industry 10 Year Forecast

• In August 1999, ASPRS and NASA's Commercial
  Remote Sensing Program (CRSP) entered into a
  5-year Space Act Agreement (SAA), combining
  resources and expertise to
• Baseline the Remote Sensing Industry (RSI)
• Develop a 10-Year RSI market forecast
• Provide improved information for decision
• makers
• Develop attendant processes

Some slides from the 25 April 2002
ASPRS Presentation follow
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Students in RS/GIS Related Programs

• Based on survey results, the average number of
  students involved in RS/GIS related programs at
  Respondents universities/colleges is about 140
• Therefore, students involved in RS/GIS related
  programs at these universities are slightly less
  than 1 of the student body population (Avg.
  17,000)
• This small of Student Population probably has a
  negative effect on funding/resource availability
• A role for local industry? government?

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Job Skills Needed versus Degrees Granted

• Disconnect?
• Will Certification Help Solve?
• Local Business partnering
• with Colleges/Universities?

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Level of Education by Sector

• Greater than 90 have a 4-year college degree or
  better.
• Over 60 have a Masters degree or better.

Based on Phase II 731 Survey Responses Doctoral
Degree 136, Master's Degree or equivalent 312,
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent 227, Associates
Degree (2 year or equivalent) 26, Some College
24, High School 6, Other 0
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Degrees by Discipline by Sector
Geography GIS Dominate

• The generalists in remote sensing are degreed
  in Geography and GIS and are probably very mobile
  in the Remote Sensing Industry
• Other disciplines are probably more
  transportable outside Remote Sensing Industry

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Formal Coursework in Remote Sensing

• Regardless of discipline, about 60 have had
  course work related to remote sensing
• Academic 75
• Commercial slightly less than 50
• Government nearly 60 of the respondents
• The current community of managers/users is both
  well educated and generally knowledgeable about
  Remote Sensing

Based on Phase II Survey Reponses
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Remote Sensing Training Other Than Formal
Coursework

• Most in the workforce get some formal coursework
  in Remote Sensing
• 40 Certificate Programs 30 One Course 20
  Several Courses
• Certificates are important in workforce
  development strategies

Based on Phase II 733 Survey Responses
Manager/Supervisor 188, Manager/User 402, User 143
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Employer Sponsored Training by Sector
Employer Sponsored Training is infrequent
Based on Phase II 734 Survey Responses
Academic 142, Commercial 247, Government 345
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ASPRS Careers Brochure

• Disciplines
• Photogrammetry
• Remote Sensing
• Geographic Information Systems
• Education Requirements/Suggestions
• High School
• Community Colleges and Technical Institutions
• Colleges and Universities
• Internships
• Continuing Education
• Careers in the Geospatial Sciences

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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Panel Objectives
• Some History
• The Remote Sensing Model Curriculum
• Discussion
• Summary

Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
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Remote Sensing Education Timeline
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Dr. Pamela Lawhead
Dr. Jay Johnson
[phone] geospat_at_olemiss.edu http//geoworkf
orce.olemiss.edu The University of Mississippi
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The Project
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Goals of the Project
To develop a highly skilled workforce educated
and equipped to lead the development of the
geospatial information technology industry by
creating a library of online courses reflecting a
consistent curriculum in remote sensing, GIS and
other related disciplines.
To develop a state of the art course delivery
system and course creation process that will be
self-sustaining.
To have 50 online courses in RS in five years
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Our History

• Stennis, St. Petersburg, Washington
• ASPRS
• Request for Proposals
• Course Fellows Selection Symposium
• Course Fellows Award Workshop
• (Pecora)

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National Advisory Panel
Ahmed Noor Old Dominion Stan Morain U New
Mexico Lynn Usery U of Georgia,
USGS Roger Hoffer Colorado State U. Tom
Lillesand U of Wisconsin Dan Civco U of
Connecticut John Jensen U of S. Carolina George
Hepner U of Utah Carolyn Merry Ohio State
U. Vincent Tao York University
Paul Hopkins SUNY Randy Wynne Virginia
Tech Chris Friel GIS Solutions, Inc. Allan
Falconer U of Miss/MSCI
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National Advisory Panel
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ASPRS

• Meeting in St. Petersburg
• Model Curriculum Workshop
• FIG 2002/ASPRS in D.C.
• Educational Partnership, Announced in August

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Request for Proposals

• Sent out in ASPRS newletter
• Appeared on our Web Site
• Sent as email to all ASPRS members
• 60 intents to present
• 30 proposals submitted
• 29 actual presenters

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Creation Process

• Course Fellows responsible for content only
• UM Course Creation Lab does technology
• Lesson ideas and text delivered
• On-line, Video, Regular mail, Phone
• Fellow responsible for ideas only
• UM does all technology
• Model Recreating the Expert

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Delivery Process

• Students enroll at UM
• Students enroll at home inst.
• Individual enrollment
• Tuition paid to credit granting agency
• Credit granting agency pays fee to UM

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Current Status

• National Advisory Board in place
• Course creation lab under construction
• 2 Prototype courses under construction
• Contracts to Fellows went out yesterday
• 2 Short Courses under construction
• Consultant on Pedagogy on board
• 34 students at work on animations and course
  delivery process

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Current Status

• National Advisory Board to Meet in Pecora
• 2 papers accepted at SPIE
• Knowledge Engine set for Oct. 10 (Alpha
  Release)
• Virtual Campus release Oct. 1
• Course Fellow Concept Map Due Sept. 23.
• gt 84 animations created thus far
• Game Engine Plug-in due Aug. 31.
• 2 External Contracts in place

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Current Status

• Staff of four at work, two positions await
  space
• Teams in place
• Animations
• Information Technology
• Course Delivery
• Public Relations

• An Example

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An Example
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February 6, 2002 Course Creation Meeting

• Allan Falconer
• Stan Morain
• Lynn Usery
• Roger Hoffer
• Tom Lillesand
• Dan Civco
• John Jensen
• George Hepner
• Carolyn Merry
• Vincent Tao
• Paul Hopkins
• Randy Wynne
• Chris Friel
• Ahmed Noor

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Phase I 2002

1. Introduction to Geospatial Information
   Technology
2. Sensors and Platforms
3. Photogrammetry
4. Remote Sensing of the Environment
5. Digital Image Processing - Course under
   development
6. Advanced Digital Image Processing
7. Aerial Photographic Interpretation
8. Information Extraction using LIDAR Imagery
9. Information Extraction using Microwave Data
10. Information Extraction using Multispectral,
    Hyperspectral and Ultraspectral Data
11. Orbital Mechanics - Course under development
12. Geospatial Data Synthesis and Modeling

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June 3-5, 2002 Course Creation Fellows Selection
Workshop

• Introduction to Geospatial Information Technology
• Sensors and Platforms
• Photogrammetry
• Remote Sensing and the Environment
• Advanced Digital Image Processing

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June 3-5, 2002 Course Creation Fellows Selection
Workshop

• Aerial Photographic Interpretation
• Information Extraction using LIDAR Imagery
• Information Extraction using Microwave Data
• Information Extraction using Hyper/Multi/Ultraspec
  tral Data
• Geospatial Data Synthesis and Modeling

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August 2002 Course Content Fellows Conference

• Introduction to Geospatial Information Technology
  
• Arthur Lembo, Cornell University
• Sensors and Platforms
• Russ Congalton, University of New Hampshire
• Photogrammetry
• Gouguing Zhou, Old Dominion University
• Remote Sensing of the Environment
• Karen Seto and Erica Fleishman, Stanford
  University
• Advanced Digital Image Processing
• Lori Bruce, Mississippi State University
• Aerial Photographic Interpretation
• James Campbell, Virginia Tech
• Information Extraction using Microwave Data
• Richard Forster, University of Utah

• Information Extraction using Multi/Hyper/Ultraspec
  tral Data Hyperspectral and Ultraspectral Data,
• Conrad Bielski, JPL and Khaled Hasan and Greg
  Easson, UM
• Geospatial Data Synthesis and Modeling
• Lynn Usery, University of Georgia
• Digital Image Processing
• John Jensen, University of South Carolina
• Orbital Mechanics
• John Graham, University of Mississippi
• Information Extraction using LIDAR Imagery
• No fellow selected at this time

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15th William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing
Symposium, November 8 to 15, 2002, Denver

• Phase II - 2003
• Advanced Sensor Systems and Data Collection
• Advanced Photogrammetry
• Information Extraction using Thermal Infrared
  Data
• Land Use and Land Cover Applications
• Smart Growth and Urban Regional Planning
  Applications
• Ecosystems Modeling Applications (GAP,
  biodiversity, fish/wildlife)
• Water Resources Applications
• Forestry Applications
• Mapping (Topographic)
• Business Geographics (industrial site location,
  banking, real estate, simulation and video games
  and individual)

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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Panel Objectives
• Some History
• The Remote Sensing Model Curriculum
• Discussion
• Summary

Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
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Remote Sensing Education Timeline
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Remote Sensing Education Training
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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Panel Objectives
• Some History
• The Remote Sensing Model Curriculum
• Discussion
• Summary

Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
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Remote Sensing Education Training

• Pam Lawhead
• Dan Civco
• James Campbell

Thank You !
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Course Fellow Awards

• Introduction to Geospatial Information Technology
  
• Fellow Arthur Lembo, Cornell University
• Sensors and Platforms
• Fellow Rus Congalton, University of New
  Hampshire
• Photogrammetry
• Fellow Gouguing Zhou, Old Dominion University
• Remote Sensing of the Environment
• Fellows Karen Seto and Erica Fleishman,
  Stanford University
• Advanced Digital Image Processing
• Fellow Lori Bruce, Mississippi State University
• Aerial Photographic Interpretation
• Fellow James Campbell, Virginia Tech
• Information Extraction using Microwave Data
• Fellow Richard Forster, University of Utah
• Information Extraction using Multi/Hyper/Ultraspec
  tral Data Hyperspectral and Ultraspectral Data,
• Fellows Conrad Bielski, JPL and Khaled Hasan
  and Greg Easson, UM
• Geospatial Data Synthesis and Modeling
• Fellow Lynn Usery, University of Georgia
• Digital Image Processing

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 Phase II 2003

• Advanced Sensor Systems and Data Collection
• Advanced Photogrammetry
• Information Extraction using Thermal Infrared
  Data
• Land Use and Land Cover Applications
• Smart Growth and Urban Regional Planning
  Applications
• Ecosystems Modeling Applications (GAP,
  biodiversity, fish/wildlife)
• Water Resources Applications
• Forestry Applications
• Mapping (Topographic)
• Business Geographics (industrial site location,
  banking, real estate, simulation and video games
  and individual)