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Remote Sensing, Graduate Certificate

2022-2023 Edition

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Remote sensing is the measurement of information by a recording device that is not in physical contact with the object being measured. In practice, remote sensing is the utilization at a distance (as from aircraft, space shuttle, spacecraft, satellite, or ship) of any device for gathering information about the environment. The term remote sensing is most often applied to terrestrial and weather observations but can be applied to planetary environments and astronomy. Remote sensing is applicable to many other situations, including land-use change, pollution tracking, land-use and planning, transportation systems, and military observation.

The online Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing aims to make education and training in remote sensing available to adult and professional students. The remote sensing certificate program seeks to produce students who are well versed in remote sensing theory, who have hands-on exposure to remote sensing software and hardware, and who have learned how to extract pertinent data from remotely sensed data sets. This six-course certificate program seeks to provide students with the necessary skills and understanding to apply remote sensing knowledge competently and effectively in a variety of areas.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
RMS 5105Fundamentals of Remote Sensing3
RMS 6110Introduction to Machine Learning for Image Data3

Remote Sensing Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete four of the following:12
GIS 6330
Building Geospatial Systems at Scale
GIS 6345
Geospatial Programming
ITC 6480
Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud Architecting
RMS 6240
Introduction to Radar and LiDAR Remote Sensing
RMS 6280
Automated Feature Extraction for the Geospatial Professional
RMS 6290
Spectroscopic Image Analysis
RMS 6293
Allied Technologies in Remote Sensing
RMS 6983
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Program Credit/GPA Requirements

18 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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