Development of a Digital Cartography/Remote Sensing Laboratory

该项目是对制图和遥感实验室的扩展和发展。随着计算机、高级软件和外围设备数量的增加，修读卫星图像分析、空间数据库创建、测绘和地理信息系统(GIS)课程的本科生有了更多的实践经验。软件和硬件的快速发展为学生和教职员工提供了强大的新工具，以解决环境问题、城市和区域规划问题，以及地球物理系统的建模，并使学生能够在动画和交互式地图等创新领域工作，并发展他们对空间数据的性质及其表示的知识。遥感和地理信息系统的复杂软件为学生提供了令人兴奋的工具，用于创建和分析空间数据，分析雷达图像，创建三维模型，以及使用统计算法进行图像分类和增强。实验室的扩大和现代化不仅改善了实验室的体验，而且使更多的学生能够被纳入现有的课程，改进了课程的内容，并扩大了这些领域的现有课程。实验室改进对学生表现的影响，以及对项目、课程设置和招生的满意度正在受到密切关注。研究结果可以在专业会议上发表，然后以论文形式提交给专业期刊。文章可以详细说明新设备和软件对项目的影响，并可以为类似实验室设施的发展提供建议。

This project expands and develops the Cartography and Remote Sensing Laboratory. The increased number of computers, advanced software, and peripheral equipment allows for more hands-on experience for undergraduate students enrolled in remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information systems (GIS) courses in the analysis of satellite imagery, creation of spatial databases, mapping, and the use of GIS. Rapid advances in both software and hardware have provided students and faculty with powerful new tools to address environmental issues, urban and regional planning problems, and the modeling of the Earth's physical systems, as well as enabling students to work in innovative areas such as animation and interactive mapping and to develop their knowledge of the nature of spatial data and its presentation. Sophisticated software in remote sensing and GIS gives students exciting tools for creating and analyzing spatial data, for the analysis of radar imagery, for the creation of three-dimensional models, and for the use of statistical algorithms for image classification and enhancement. The enlargement and modernization of the laboratory not only results in the improvement of the laboratory experience, but also enables more students to be included in the existing courses, improves the content of the courses, and expands the current course offerings in these areas. The impact of the laboratory improvements on student performance, as well as satisfaction with the program, curricular offerings, and enrollment are being carefully monitored. Results can be presented at professional conferences and then submitted as an article to a professional journal. The article can detail the impact of the new equipment and software on the program and can include suggestions for the development of similar laboratory facilities.