THE FIRST COURSE OF REMOTE SENSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
REGGIO CALABRIA 
Vincenzo Barrile and Rossella Nocera 
DIMET University of Reggio Calabria - Italy 
Phone: ++39 965 875200, Fax: ++39 965 875247, e-mail: barrile@ns.ing.unirc.it 
Phone: ++39 965 875200, Fax: ++39 965 875247, e-mail: nocera@ns.ing. unirc. it 
ISPRS Commission VI, Working Group 3 
KEY WORDS: Remote Sensing, Analyse of Variance. 
ABSTRACT 
The Remote Sensing can be defined as a set of techniques and tools that allow to improve the capacity of the 
human eye giving the observer information about the quality and/or the quantity of objects placed far from 
the next ambient. 
The course * Remote Sensing and Diagnostic Electromagnetic and Remote Sensing" which was held at the 
University of Reggio Calabria is for civil and electronic engineers. The principle aim of the course is to teach 
the basic elements useful to operate in this new field which has big potentiality, with particular attention to 
the environmental aspect. 
During the course an exercise was done with the students. The exercise reports an analyse of variance of data 
base coming from photographic sensores. The principle aim is to evaluate the differences of data obtained 
with different sensores and at different times during the day. 
1. THE COURSE 
In the last years the Remote Sensing had, 
everywhere and also in Italy, a big development and 
nowadays is still increasing because of the vastity of 
the discipline and the big and heterogeneous number 
of experts who work in this field. 
The course * Remote Sensing and Diagnostic 
Electromagnetic and Remote Sensing" which was 
held at the University of Reggio Calabria is for civil 
and electronic engineers. The principle aim of the 
course is to teach the basic elements useful to 
operate in this new field which has big potentiality, 
with ^ particular attention to the environmental 
aspect. 
The part of the course taught to the civil engineers 
can be divided into three principle sections: 
e Interaction Material-Electromagnetic Energy 
* Phisical laws radiation 
* Radiometry, Photometry, Colourimetry 
* Spectral Response 
e Tools 
* Photographic tools 
* Scanner Systems 
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