ES 555 Schedule

2008 Schedule
ES 555 Small Format
Aerial Photography

ES 555 will meet by arrangement, in the GeoSpatial Analysis (GSA) Laboratory, SH 16, and at other locations. Much of the lecture and laboratory material will be presented via World Wide Web. Readings (pdf files) and datasets for lab exercises will be provided by FTP. Weeks 1 and 2 will be devoted to field trips for kite and blimp aerial photography. Thereafter, students will work independently on lectures, lab exercises, exams, and reports.

Weekly announcements.

Schedule -- Summer, 2008

Week	Topic	Web lecture	Reading	Lab exercise	Special
June 2	Basic cameras and film Ground survey techinques	Introduction to SFAP Basics of photography GPS and UTM	sfap01.pdf sfap02.pdf comics1.pdf	Idrisi tutorials* Lab 1	Field trips
June 9	Interpretation of airphotos	Image interpretation Photogrammetry	sfap03.pdf sfap04.pdf comics2.pdf	Lab 2 Lab 3	Field trips
June 16	Digital cameras & scanners	Digital imagery	sfap05.pdf sfap06.pdf comics3.pdf	Lab 4	Prepare reports
June 23	SFAP platforms	Platforms & mounts	sfap07.pdf sfap08.pdf comics4.pdf	Lab 5	Reports due June 27th
June 30	Role of lighting	Lighting	sfap09.pdf sfap10.pdf	Lab 6	Final exam June 30-July 3

* Students must have access to Idrisi Andes software. Those who have not
used it before should work through Idrisi tutorials 1-1 to 1-6 (not graded).

SFAP field trips

Several all-day, field trips are scheduled during weeks 1 and 2 of summer session--June 2-13. The purpose of trips is to gain hands-on experience with kite and blimp aerial photography. We will probably take four to five trips, depending on weather conditions--sunny sky and zero to 20 mph wind. Students located in eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri are expected to participate in these trips. Students should be available for trips any day (Monday-Saturday) during these two weeks. Check weekly announcements for final schedule. We hope to conduct field exercises at most of these sites.

Potential sites

Ross Natural History Reservation and Coughlin natural area, Flint Hills, Kansas.
New ESU natural area wetlands near Cottonwood Falls and Dunlap, Flint Hills, Kansas.
Cheyenne Bottoms, central Kansas.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Other sites are possible depending on time and weather conditions.