Remote Sensing of the Environment

Remote sensing uses measurements from aircraft and satellites to monitor the Earth and its environmental systems. Remote sensing has unique abilities to bridge spatial scales ranging from centimeter-sized pixels collected by drone cameras to global coverage amassed by long-duration satellite missions. Research in the School of Environment, Society & Sustainability covers the full spectrum of remote sensing technologies, including drone/UAV imaging, multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing, radar, and lidar. We apply remote sensing to a variety of environmental issues, including changes in glaciers and mountain snowpack in response to climate change, wildfire and vegetation disturbance, and mapping greenhouse gas emissions. Remote sensing skills are increasingly sought after in a variety of disciplines, and by many employers in environmental and intelligence fields

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