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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Image Interpretation |
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| Course Code |
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TBB-611 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SUAT ŞENOL
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Understands the image characteristics of the object on the images.
Recognizes object on the images and finds out its properties from image characteristics
Creates various thematic maps by the interpretation of images
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The aim of the course is to equip the students with knowledge and certain skills for image interpretation such as aerial photos, satellite images for land use, soil mapping and other thematic mapping purposes. |
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| Course Contents |
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Main principles, methods and equipments used in visual interpretation. Visual interpretation of the aerial photos and satellite images for natural resources invetories. Identification of land use, main phyosographic units and soil paterns. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom and lab. |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Image acquisition platforms |
None |
Lecture |
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2 |
Equipments used in image interpretation |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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3 |
Methods used in image interpretation |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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4 |
Properties of aerial photos |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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5 |
Stereoscopic viewing |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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6 |
Digital satellite data and properties |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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7 |
Digital satellite data and properties |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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8 |
Mid-term exam |
General Revision |
Oral exam |
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9 |
Land use and land cover mapping |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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10 |
Landform mapping |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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11 |
Wetland mapping |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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12 |
Archeological mapping |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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13 |
Soil mapping |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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14 |
Agricultural application of image interpretation |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and practice |
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15 |
Forestry application of image interpretation |
Literature review, pre-reading |
Lecture and pracftice |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
General Revision |
Oral exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Goosen, D., 1967. Aerial Photo Interpretation in Soil Survay. FAO Publications Soil BulletinNo.6, Rome
Soil Survey Staff, 1966. Aerial-Photo Interpretation in Classifying and Mapping Soils. USDA Soil Conservation Services, Agriculture Handbook 294, Washington DC.
Senol, S., Dinc, U., 1994. Kartoğrafya.(Cartography) Ç. Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın Nu: 89, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: 21, Ç. Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset ve Teksir Ayölyesi, Adana (In Turkish)
FAO, 1967 Aerial Photo Interpretation in Soil Survey. Soils Bulletin 6. Rome.
Lillesand, T.M. Kiefer, R. W., 1979. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. John Wiley & Sons New York.
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use. |
2 |
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2 |
Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level |
3 |
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3 |
Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines |
3 |
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4 |
Has abilities to develop and apply new ideas by identifying the taxonomic level of soils according to natural and technical classification systems and provides sustainable uses of soils using theoretical and applied knowledge in this branch and applies them to other engineering branches. |
5 |
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5 |
Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations |
0 |
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6 |
Increases his/her qualification to develop new techniques and ideas for plant nutrients necessary for healthy, high quality and economical plant production and to apply these techniques and ideas in practice. |
3 |
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7 |
Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines. |
3 |
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8 |
To analyse soils, their components or actual processes, to plan them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by adding information from other branches, plans/applies a new research project which might solve an existing project or makes judgements with existing information |
4 |
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9 |
Has skills to prepare and apply a project including other disciplines and can retrieve information to solve the problems in nutrition of plants grown in every kinds of soil or soilless growth medium |
0 |
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10 |
Creates new projects to use and to develop new technologies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas |
4 |
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11 |
Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline. |
4 |
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12 |
Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies |
0 |
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13 |
Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively. |
4 |
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14 |
Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently. |
0 |
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15 |
Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools. |
3 |
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16 |
Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them. |
0 |
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17 |
Can communicate in English written and orally. |
0 |
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18 |
Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes. |
3 |
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19 |
Is sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject. Is also capable of teaching and checking them. |
3 |
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20 |
Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies. |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
13 |
2 |
26 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
20 |
40 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total Workload: | 124 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.96 |
| ECTS Credit: | 5 |
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