GEOG 4/582 Lab 1: Journal Articles Search

Note

The course was taught in a seminar format. Each student was expected to actively contribute to each class period.  To facilitate an interactive discussion each student was a discussion leader twice during the semester for which they received a grade. The discussion leader must do three things.  First, s/he must thoroughly read the assigned readings (which were collected following the instructions below) and write a 1-2 page critique/ synopsis.  The synopsis part should highlight the main points of the readings and the critique part should identify strengths and weaknesses of the readings.   Second, this person should develop at least 6 discussion questions which should be typed with answers and given to the instructor before the beginning of class.  Third, this person is responsible for leading the classroom discussion along with the instructor.  It is important that everyone in the class take part in these discussions. Therefore, class attendance and participation are mandatory.

Instructions

You will use an online database to search 4 journal articles that you will review this term. The four articles should cover 2 of the following remote sensing topics (i.e., 2 articles for each topic):

• Atmospheric correction (e.g., haze removal, dehaze)
• Histogram matching
• Slope aspect correction
• Classification based on texture information
• Object-based classification, image segmentation
• Classification – decision tree, knowledge based classification
• Classification – spectral unmixing / subpixel classification
• Classification – fuzzy classification
• Classification – ancillary data
• Change detection
• Change vector analysis
• Change detection – ancillary data
• Land-use/land-cover change monitoring
• Multiple spatial resolution images integration
• Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
• Accuracy assessment / Classification errors
• Others (check with the instructor for approval)

Go to PSU library website (http://www.lib.pdx.edu/) and select and click the “Database” link. After the databases page opens, find the “Web of Science” entry and click it. Use the general option to find the two topics you are interested in. Try to explore different search methods on the Web of Science page. Once you find some articles that you like, browse the content of each entry and check what references it cited and how times it has been cited. You might find more interesting papers from these cross-references.

Submit the followings by noon April 4 to the instructor.

1) A list of 3 remote sensing journals. Describe their publishing schedule (i.e., quarterly, bimonthly etc) and the main focus of their articles. Also, indicate their call numbers and location (i.e., floor level) in PSU library, if available.

2) A list of 4 references and the keywords you used to find them. Make sure you can get a hold of these articles in PSU library or through inter-library loan.