ESCI 39901. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT This environmental science course provides students with a theoretical and practical background in remote sensing, data analysis, and environmental application. Students will explore the physical underpinnings of remote sensing systems, available datasets and acquisition techniques, analysis skills, and practical applications. Modules will include topics such as aerial and satellite imagine, thermal imagine, microwave remote sensing, lidar, and lobal monitoring systems. Students will analyze environmental applications such as urban growth and planning, vegetation assessment, sea surface temperature estimation, archaeological site mapping, and management of large datasets. [MNS, Q, QL]