GRY 552: Photogrammetry

-- Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment

Instructor: Xin Miao

Phone: 836-5173

Email: xinmiao@MissouriState.edu

Office Hours: R 2-5 or by appointment

Office: Temple 310

Lectures:        T 10:00-10:50 AM       TEMPLE 311            

Lab Section:   T 11:00 -2:50 PM        TEMPLE 311

Credit Hours:   (1-3)    

Course Description:

GRY 552 (GLG) Photogrammetry. 3(1-4) S. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Course covers basic concepts of photogrammetry through the utilization of aerial photographs and digital imagery to obtain accurate stereo models for topographic maps. Laboratory emphasizes geospatial stereo feature extraction using 3D digital displays.

Textbook:

Wilfried Linder, 2006, Digital Photogrammetry: A Practical Course, Springer, 214 pages.

Paul R. Wolf and Bon A. Dewitt, 2000, Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS, 3^rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 608 pages. (Reference)

 Exercises:

Every major topic will have a computation lab exercise associated with it. There will be a total of four exercises/ tutorials throughout the semester. These exercises need to be typed and handed in on the due date. Points will be deducted if you failed to submit lab reports on time.

Project/Paper:

A class project is required. You will choose aerial photos from the Map library or use terrain photos and conduct feature extraction, DEM generation or close-range photogrammetry. I am especially interested in the quality and significance of the photogrammetry processing you perform. I want to see at least one (1) page images of your work in the LISA environment and a maximum three (3) page paper including references describing your logic and results. Use scientific referencing in the text, such as "Jensen et al. (1995) radiometrically corrected the remote sensor data. A summary of radiometric correction methods is found in Jensen (2005)".

 Examinations:

You will be given one midterm exams worth 100 points and a final exam worth 200 points. The course schedule provides the dates of these exams. Exams will be a combination of multiple choice, calculations, and short answer questions.

Instructional Goals - After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

1)      Understand basic principles of Digital Photogrammetry processing.

2)      Understand the major Digital Photogrammetry algorithms; be capable of undertaking various analyses using Digital Photogrammetry software (LISA Basic/ LISA FOTO).

3)      Understanding the photogrammetry applications in geo-sciences.

Summary of Grading:

Your final grade will be based on the total number of points, for the midterm and final exams, lab exercised, lab exam and ‘academic enthusiasm’. 

 Grading Scale:                      

701 – 900          cumulative points                                   A

551 –  700         cumulative points                                   B

401 –  550         cumulative points                                   C

251 –  400         cumulative points                                   D

< 250                cumulative points                                   F

GRY 552 CLASS SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE (Spring 2007)