Lrm 111 assignment 1 (case study-1) 13.12.2016

1. SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
REMOTE SENSING AND GIS LABORATORY
Course LRM 111: Introduction to Remote Sensing
Assignment-1 (Case Study-1)
1st
SEMESTER B.Sc. Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering (B.Sc. IWRE)
Instructor(s): Prof. D.N. Kimaro
Dr. Proches Hieronimo
Date: 13 December 2016
Remotely sensed data are collected by a myriad of satellite and airborne systems. A general understanding of
sensors and platforms they operate on will help in determining the most appropriate data set to choose for any
remote sensing application project. The purpose of this assignment is to investigate the system characteristics of
the selected satellite systems given in the Table below. For each of the satellite system perform the following
tasks:
i. Mention who is owning and managing the satellites
ii. Describe the satellite orbital characteristics
iii. Identify and name the sensors(s) onboard the satellites (Platforms)
iv. For each sensor, describe the sensor characteristics in terms of spatial, spectral, radiometric and
temporal resolutions, purpose/applications and data availability (including information on where and how
to order/obtain the data/image)
Table: Satellite observation platforms and systems
Satellite observation platform Satellite system Practical Group No
Land (Earth) observation satellites Landsat 8 1
SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 2
RESOURCESAT-2A 3
Weather satellites TRMM satellite 4
The GOES (Geostationary
Operational
Environmental Satellite)
5
Prepare a Group assignment/Case Study report. Submit your Group report (hard and soft copy) by 16 January
2016 before 12:30 pm. Submit your soft copy by e-mail.
Note that the all group reports should be shared among all students just after the group report is submitted.
Expect questions in the semester examination from this assignment.