Geoinformatics application in agriculture and resilience
Start Date
February 10, 2019
End Date
February 28, 2019
Type
Training course
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Participants : 9 participants (Iraq 7, Tunisia 1, Egypt 1)
Period : 3 weeks
(1) Course Objectives
To introduce a state of the art geoinformatics platform for pursuing research, outputs and outcome generation. Through this lecture, practice-based training assists scientists with the following:
· To understand potential application of remote sensing/GIS applications;
· To learn the background to general image processing and GIS operation to extract and manage spatial information.
(2) Course Outlines
Topic 1: Fundamentals of Geoinformatics
Module I: Overview
Lectures: Introduction to Remote Sensing
Lab: Basics of Image Display and Visualization
Manual, Chapter 1&2: Basics
Topic 2: Data Characteristics and Image Processing
Module II
Lectures: Understanding Processes and Sensors
Lab: Image Processing
Manual, Chapter 3&4: Sensors and Resolutions
Module III
Lectures: Data Preprocessing and Analysis
Lab: Data Calibration & Analysis
Manual, Chapter 5&6: Preprocessing and Analysis
Topic 3: Classification and GIS Analysis
Module IV
Lectures: Multispectral Data Analysis
Lab: Classification and Analysis
Manual: Chapter 7: Multispectral Classification
Module V
Lecture: RS/GIS Applications
Lab: Project: Mapping (topic on specific needs)
Manual: Chapter 8: Individual Project
