Geomatics Engineering and Remote Sensing

  1. Geospatial Data Processing and Management
    1. Remote Sensing Image Pre-processing
      1. Radiometric Correction
        1. Sensor Calibration
          1. Dark Current Correction
            1. Atmospheric Correction
              1. Dark Object Subtraction
                1. Atmospheric Modeling
                2. Sun Angle Correction
                  1. Topographic Correction
                  2. Geometric Correction
                    1. Image Registration
                      1. Georeferencing
                        1. Ground Control Point Selection
                          1. Transformation Models
                          2. Orthorectification
                            1. Relief Displacement Correction
                              1. Digital Elevation Model Requirements
                              2. Resampling Methods
                                1. Nearest Neighbor
                                  1. Bilinear Interpolation
                                    1. Cubic Convolution
                                2. Photogrammetric Processing
                                  1. Interior Orientation
                                    1. Camera Calibration Parameters
                                      1. Fiducial Mark Measurement
                                      2. Exterior Orientation
                                        1. Spatial Resection
                                          1. Relative Orientation
                                            1. Absolute Orientation
                                            2. Bundle Block Adjustment
                                              1. Mathematical Model
                                                1. Observation Equations
                                                  1. Adjustment Computation
                                                  2. Ground Control Point Collection
                                                    1. GCP Distribution
                                                      1. GCP Accuracy Requirements
                                                      2. Digital Elevation Model Extraction
                                                        1. DEM Generation Methods
                                                          1. Stereo Matching
                                                            1. Image Correlation
                                                            2. DEM Editing and Quality Assessment
                                                              1. Error Detection
                                                                1. Manual Editing
                                                            3. LiDAR Data Processing
                                                              1. Point Cloud Filtering and Classification
                                                                1. Ground vs. Non-Ground Points
                                                                  1. Vegetation Classification
                                                                    1. Building Extraction
                                                                      1. Power Line Detection
                                                                      2. Feature Extraction
                                                                        1. Building Footprints
                                                                          1. Road Networks
                                                                            1. Tree Detection
                                                                            2. Surface Model Generation
                                                                              1. Digital Surface Models
                                                                                1. Digital Terrain Models
                                                                                  1. Canopy Height Models
                                                                                    1. Contour Generation
                                                                                  2. Geospatial Data Management
                                                                                    1. Data Models
                                                                                      1. Raster Data Model
                                                                                        1. Grid Structure
                                                                                          1. Cell Size and Resolution
                                                                                            1. Data Types
                                                                                            2. Vector Data Model
                                                                                              1. Points
                                                                                                1. Lines
                                                                                                  1. Polygons
                                                                                                    1. Topology
                                                                                                    2. Triangulated Irregular Networks
                                                                                                      1. TIN Construction
                                                                                                        1. Delaunay Triangulation
                                                                                                          1. Applications of TINs
                                                                                                        2. Geospatial Databases
                                                                                                          1. Database Management Systems
                                                                                                            1. Relational Databases
                                                                                                              1. Object-Oriented Databases
                                                                                                                1. NoSQL Databases
                                                                                                                2. Spatial SQL
                                                                                                                  1. Spatial Queries
                                                                                                                    1. Spatial Functions
                                                                                                                    2. Indexing and Query Optimization
                                                                                                                      1. Spatial Indexing
                                                                                                                        1. R-tree Indexing
                                                                                                                        2. Spatial Database Extensions
                                                                                                                          1. PostGIS
                                                                                                                            1. Oracle Spatial
                                                                                                                              1. SQL Server Spatial
                                                                                                                            2. Data Standards and Interoperability
                                                                                                                              1. Open Geospatial Consortium Standards
                                                                                                                                1. Web Map Service
                                                                                                                                  1. Web Feature Service
                                                                                                                                    1. Geography Markup Language
                                                                                                                                    2. Metadata Standards
                                                                                                                                      1. ISO 19115
                                                                                                                                        1. Federal Geographic Data Committee Standards
                                                                                                                                        2. Data Exchange Formats
                                                                                                                                          1. GeoTIFF
                                                                                                                                            1. Shapefile
                                                                                                                                              1. KML
                                                                                                                                                1. GeoJSON
                                                                                                                                                2. Interoperability Challenges
                                                                                                                                                  1. Format Conversion
                                                                                                                                                    1. Coordinate System Transformation