Back REMOTE SENSING EDUCATION CD-ROM: AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER UTILIZING REAL RESEARCH RESULTS

• Main Authors: N. W. Dias A, G. Batista B, P. W. Mausel A, E. M. L. Novo C, D. L. Skelton A, T. Krug C
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Examples include Antarctic Expeditions; Ozone; Exploring Wetlands with Satellite Remote Sensing; CEOS Resources in Earth Observation; DataSlate; Exploring Remote Sensing; a; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.113.445; http://www.isprs.org/commission6/proceedings02/papers/011.pdf

This article focuses on describing a set of two CDs for teaching remote sensing applications to conservation and preservation at the college level in Brazil. This project is a joint effort between NASA, INPE/MCT and ISU. Multimedia products for technology transfer of topics such as remote sensing and its applications have become more widely available in recent years. The expansion of computer facilities in universities and schools and the advance in Internet technologies have offered new opportunities to delivering instructional materials using digital media. Brazil has a large demand for college programs that are not being supported by existing universities. Distance education programs could be a solution addressing that college program demand by reaching more people outside university campuses. The multimedia technology used to develop these CDs is generally amenable for their content to be delivered via the Internet. The first CD is divided in three sections: (1) introduction to preservation and conservation concepts, (2) introduction to remote sensing principles and satellite image processing, and (3) case studies based on LBA-Ecology research in the Amazon. The second CD provides digital data sets, software tutorial materials and image processing software for students to use in experimentation or their own research. 1.