Dr' Robert A' Hyatt

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Dr. Robert A. Hyatt
Geography 4260Remote Sensing
GEOG 4260
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Geography 4260Remote Sensing
GEOG 4260

• Remote Sensing is the science and art acquiring
  information about an object without coming into
  physical contact with it.
• Links to similar definitions of remote sensing
  are available on Google.

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Geography 4260Remote Sensing
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• Environmental remote sensing is the application
  of remote sensing to environmental analysis and
  will be the primary consideration of this course.

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Geography 4260Remote Sensing
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• Examples of other types of remote sensing
  include
• Xrays,
• Sonar,
• Gamma-ray remote sensing , and
• Magnetic resonance imaging.

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• The most common environmental remote sensing
  methods include
• Aerial photography,
• Radar remote sensing, and
• Satellite imaging using detectors sensitive to
  visible and infrared radiation.
• Less common, but becoming more widespread, is
  lidar which uses visible light energy in the same
  way that radar used microwave radio energy.

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• Most methods of environmental remote sensing rely
  on some form of electromagnetic radiation to
  transmit information about the objects being
  studied to the sensor system.

Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy
that has both electrical and magnetic properties.
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Geography 4260Remote Sensing
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• Electromagnetic energy travels through space, and
  many forms of electromagnetic energy can also
  travel through the atmosphere or even through
  solid objects.

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• Forms of electromagnetic energy include
• Gamma rays,
• Xrays,
• Ultraviolet light,
• Visible light,
• Infrared light,
• Thermal infrared energy,
• Microwaves, including radar, and
• Ordinary radio waves.

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• Although gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light
  and radio waves are used in certain forms of
  remote sensing, environmental remote sensing is
  primarily confined to using visible light,
  infrared light, thermal infrared energy and
  microwave radio waves.
• The topics of this course are confined to
  environmental remote sensing.

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Who is this guy?
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Dr. Bob Hyatt
GEOG 4260

• My qualifications to teach this class include
• A Ph.D. in geography, including training in
  geology and physical geography, GIS, cartography,
  computer-assisted cartography, remote sensing,
  and computer programming,
• Considerable teaching experience both as
  university professor and as a flight instructor,
• Thirteen years of experience in the GIS industry
  outside of academia including experience in local
  government, environmental consulting, and crime
  analysis, and
• A wide range of other experiences and interests.

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Dr. Bob Hyatt
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• My nomadic tendencies
• I was born in Florida, but raised mostly in
  California, North Carolina and Arkansas.
• As an adult, I have lived and worked in
  California, Hawaii, British Columbia, Iowa,
  Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
• I have also traveled extensively in the United
  States and to a lesser extent in Canada, Mexico
  and the Caribbean.

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Dr. Bob Hyatt
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• High school
• Yellville-Summit High School, Yellville,
  Arkansas.
• GPA 2.2.
• Class Rank 24 out of 36.

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Dr. Bob Hyatt
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• Employment before and during college
• US Navy. Served in California, Hawaii, Taiwan,
  The Philippines and Vietnam.
• Residential floor maintenance.
• Stock Clerk and Delivery Boy.
• Taxi Driver.
• FAA-Certified Flight Instructor.

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Dr. Bob Hyatt
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• College education
• Los Angeles Pierce Community College.
• B.A., California State University, Northridge,
  California, 1976.
• M.A., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British
  Columbia, 1978.
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
• PhD, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

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Dr. Bob Hyatt
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• Professional career
• Assistant Professor of Geography, Radford
  University, Radford, VA.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist
• GIS Consulting.
• Local Government.
• Engineering/Environmental Consulting.
• Crime Research.
• Associate Professor of Geography, APSU.

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GEOG 4260

• Remote Sensing in the Geosciences Curriculum

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Course Syllabus
GEOG 4260

• The School of Agriculture and Geosciences at APSU
  offers a Bachelor of Science Degree in
  Geosciences with any one of four concentrations
  including the Geographic Information Analysis
  Concentration and the Soil and Water Management
  Concentration, both of which require this course.
• Remote Sensing is also a required course for the
  Geographic Information Analysis Minor.

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Course Syllabus
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• Remote Sensing is a methodology, however, that is
  useful outside of the geosciences. It has
  applications in agriculture, biology,
  engineering, surveying, urban planning and many
  other disciplines.

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Course Syllabus
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• Course Syllabus
• Contact Information.
• Course Description/Objectives.
• Course Schedule.
• Course Requirements/Grading.
• Classroom Manners.
• University Policies.
• Tips for success.
• Caveat.

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Course Syllabus
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• Web Site
• Contact information,
• Daily schedule,
• Course listings,
• Announcements,
• Course syllabus, and
• Lecture notes with printing instructions.

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Assignment
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• Assignment
• Get your textbook,
• Read Chapter 1 in your textbook, and
• Be in class prepared to discuss the contents of
  Chapter 1.

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Questions?
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