Introduction to Remote Sensing

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Session Agenda

Date: DATE
Instructor(s): NAME(S)

Time Topics
09:00 - 09:45 Welcome and set-up check
Remote sensing overview: how data is collected and stored, spatial and temporal resolution, key satellites and sensors
09:45 - 10:00 Data collection: Earth Explorer and Copernicus Open Access Hub
10:00 - 11:00 How to visualize and interpret remote sensing data
Visualizing vegetation indices using Landsat
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 How to select the right type of remote sensing data for your research
Visualizing vegetation indices with Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 vs. Landsat
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Morning recap
Introduction to high-resolution imagery
How projections affect your data
Visualizing vegetation indices with Planet

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