Remote Sensing and Geospatial Science at Purdue University: 1960s into the 21st Century [Education]

Author

Crawford, Melba

Volume

1

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Mar-13

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

71

Abstract

Purdue´s research and education in the field of remote sensing was built upon a strong foundation of expertise in engineering, science, and agriculture. The Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing (LARS) was formed in 1966 with the objective of using an interdisciplinary, teamwork approach to creating and using space-based technology for observing and managing agricultural resources. Since the 1980s, LARS has focused primarily on research and education in development of algorithms for analysis of remotely sensed data and agricultural applications. In the past decade, research has also expanded to include processing and application of LIDAR data, atmospheric remote sensing, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and signals of opportunity (SoOP). Examples of today´s research, education, and outreach at Purdue are presented in this paper.

Keywords

agriculture; atmospheric techniques; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; satellite navigation; AD 1960 to 2013; GNSS; Global Navigation Satellite System; LIDAR data processing; Laboratory for Agricultural Remote Sensing; Purdue University; agriculture; education; engineering; geospatial science; signals of opportunity; space-based technology; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Remote sensing; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

2168-6831

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MGRS.2013.2244705

Filename

6504827