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Level Awareness
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4.45
Duration 20 hours
Course by University of Alaska Fairbanks
Total students 3,108 enrolled
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About

Image analysis is the extraction of meaningful information from an image to accomplish a simple task like understanding the landscape or to solve a complex problem like face recognition.

This course is focused on image analysis and applications in the area of natural resource management, geography, geology, and environmental studies. Participants will use a variety of remotely sensed data including high resolution aerial photo, Landsat and Terra MODIS satellite data to solve specific problems.

Learners in this course will learn fundamentals of remote sensing, image processing and image analysis. Learn image analysis in Esri ArcGIS Pro through hands-on exercises including image display, image interpretation, change detection using spectral indices, supervised and unsupervised image classification for land cover mapping, and effect of arctic warming on vegetation productivity.

The course features lessons covering GIS image analysis applications on real-world problems.

Verified track learners will receive one-year ArcGIS Pro Desktop (Windows) license with support only for tools used in the course in addition to unlimited course access and a verified certificate.

Sign up for this online course or full GIS Essentials certificate today to expand your skillset in geographic information systems.

What you will learn

Access open source satellite image and data products for any part of the world
Perform image analysis using raster functions and raster geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro software efficiently
Use appropriate image bands for feature visualization and image interpretation
Use spectral indices to assess vegetation health, wildfire burnscars, and lake change
Use unsupervised and supervised classification algorithms to create land cover maps
Create publication quality charts using data from an attribute table for communicating image analysis results

Skills you learn

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

Remote sensing and the evolution of remote sensing
Electromagnetic radiation and atmospheric windows
Remote sensing processes and types
Images and image resolutions
Geographic and projected coordinate systems
Remote sensing: advantages and challenges

Week 2: Introduction to ArcGIS Pro, Spectral Indices and Image Interpretation

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro, Geoprocessing tools, and ArcGIS best practices
Fundamentals of image interpretation and feature visualization
Spectral indices and their applications:
NDVI (for vegetation health)
Band ratio (for cloud mask)
NBR (for mapping wildfire burn scars)
NDWI (for mapping surface water)

Week 3: Image Classification

Introduction to image classification
Image classifiers (supervised vs unsupervised)
Land cover mapping in ArcGIS Pro
Fieldwork for image classification accuracy assessment

Week 4: Image Analysis Applications

Search and download image data from the USGS EarthExplorer site
Lake change analysis using Landsat data
Arctic greening: effect of arctic warming on vegetation productivity

Auto Summary

Explore the fundamentals of remote sensing and image analysis in the "GIS Image Analysis in ArcGIS Pro" course. Ideal for those in natural resource management, geography, geology, and environmental studies, this 20-hour course by edX covers the use of high-resolution aerial photos and satellite data to solve real-world problems. Led by expert instructors, learners will engage in hands-on exercises, including image interpretation and land cover mapping. Professional subscription offers a one-year ArcGIS Pro license and a verified certificate. Expand your GIS skills with this comprehensive online course.