Remote Sensing Question Bank
Remote Sensing Question Bank
I am enclosing the list of the assignment topics, out of which you have two choose any five (minimum
two from each section), write briefly on that topics and submit on or before 25th Aug. 2020 for
evaluation of the course SWE 608 : Remote Sensing Techniques for Natural Resources
Instructions:
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
SECTION A
1. Stages of Remote sensing
2. Interaction of EMR with the atmosphere
3. Interaction of EMR with the Earth’s Surface
4. Remote Sensing sensors ( Optical Infra Red Sensors and Micro Wave Sensors)
5. Sensors operation ( Across Track Multispectral Scanning & Along Track
6. Types of satellite orbits
7. Satellite orbital characteristics ( Altitude, Inclination angle, period, Repeat cycle, Swath,
Ascending pass, descending pass, Perigee, Apogee)
8. Resolution ( Spatial resolution, spectral resolution, Radiometric resolution, Temporal resolution)
9. Multispectral scanning principle ( Across track multispectral scanning, along track multispectral
scanning)
10. Satellite Missions ( list operational earth observations satellites in tabular form)
11. Enlist Landsat series of satellites with brief description ( Characteristics of Landsat 1 to 7
mission, Orbital characteristics)
12. Enlist SPOT series of satellites with brief description ( Characteristics of SPOT satellites, Orbital
characteristics)
13. Enlist IRS series of satellites with brief description ( Characteristics of IRS satellites, Orbital
characteristics)
14. Enlist INSAT series of satellites with brief description also mention Orbital characteristics
15. Enlist Sensors with brief description ( LISS, LISS-3, Panchromatic camera,WiFS, LISS-4, AWiFS
etc.)
SECTION B