Course code BūvZ1033

Credit points 3

Remote Sensing

Total Hours in Course81

Number of hours for lectures16

Number of hours for laboratory classes16

Independent study hours49

Date of course confirmation16.10.2013

Responsible UnitInstitute of Land Management and Geodesy

Course developers

author prof.

Armands Celms

Dr. sc. ing.

author reserch

Aivars Ratkevičs

Mg. sc. ing.

Course abstract

The course of the subject “Remote sensing” is designed for students, having aim to become acquainted and skilled to use this knowledge’s as user of results technologies of remoute sensing in different situations to perspective jobs or professional activities in surveying, building construction works, real property, land management and other agricultural or forestry sectors. The program relates to comprehensive preparation of cadastral, agricultural, forestry and other specialists to rural area.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge and understanding about substance, contents, potentialities, necessity and exploitation of Remote sensing.
skills – in future Professional business responsibility to know process identificatoion of Remote sensing technologies potentialities to bring into effect, to be understand definite work tasks and its realisations;
competence - acquirements in general outline valuation to usable results of Remote sensing processing and works for planning usage requests. Understand organisation and realisate elementaries Remote sensing works.

Compulsory reading

1. Vanags V. Fotogrammetrija. VZD. Rīga: LR VZD, 2003. 275 lpp.
2. Kraus K. Photogrammetrie. Band I. Grundlagen und Standartverfahren. Dummler/Bonn, 1998. 450 lpp.

Further reading

1. Ģeotelpiskās informācijas likums. 2010.g. Pieejams: http://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=202999
2. Ģeomātikas pamati. Rīga: RTU, 2006. 66 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Mērnieks: problēmas, risinājumi, tehnoloģijas. Latvijas Mērnieku biedrība. Rīga: Trinets. ISSN 1407-7124.