This three-day elective examines remotely sensed data and how it can be effectively
integrated into a GIS. Covers data collected by satellite and aerial photography. Describes present and future remote
sensing platforms and products. Discusses resolution, electro-magnetic spectrum, classification strategies and sampling
techniques. Explains how imagery is used in analysis, data collection, editing and updating. Students will register
imagery to vector data in a series of laboratory exercises.
This course is also available on a contract basis and can be tailored to suit your organization's needs. Please contact us to discuss your onsite opportunity.
George Mason University
Office of Continuing Professional Education
10900 University Blvd.
Manassas, VA 20110
Telephone: 703-993-8335
Fax: 703-993-8336
FEATURES
Courses are offered in a three-day seminar format. Classes can be taken individually
to strengthen your working knowledge or as part of the certificate program to enhance your career development.
Certificate and non-certificate students are awarded 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) per ten hours of successful
classroom participation. It is possible to complete the certificate in 4 to 36 months. Tailored seminars taught on your
premises can be arranged through the Program Manager.
Barry Haack has a PhD in geography from the University of Michigan, an MA in
geography from San Diego State University, and a BS, also in geography, from the University of Wisconsin. He is
Professor of Geographic and Cartographic Sciences at George Mason University where his primary teaching responsibilities
and research activities are in aerial photo interpretation, remote sensing, and GIS. Among his primary research interest
and experience has been the application of remote sensing technologies and geographic information systems in developing
countries. He has conducted extensive basic and applied remote sensing research, including manual and computer analysis
of data from conventional aircraft platforms and satellites and the integration of that data into a GIS. Dr. Haack
teaches Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS.
