The Remote Sensing Laboratory is located in the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies (EAES). Research activities in the lab are sponsored by NASA. Current projects to use data from NASA's Earth Observing System satellite instruments to map forest and shrubs in desert grasslands in the southwestern US and in Arctic tundra.

Previous projects sought to exploit data from the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS) flown on the Proba satellite (sponsored by the European Space Agency).

A research focus is the use of data from the unique NASA/JPL Multiangle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (MISR), including cutting-edge work on mapping canopy height as well as crown cover; and mapping woody plant cover and community type in desert grasslands and Arctic tundra.

The Lab's members have included faculty, post-doctoral research associates, and graduate and undergraduate students.

Relevant courses include

• GEOS/ENVR 455/555 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
• ENVR 655 Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing
• EUGS 270/470/570 Geographic Information Systems
• EUGS 680 Spatial Analysis
• Post-baccalaureate and graduate Certificate Programs in Geographic Information Science.
• Independent Study at various levels.

Equipment comprises Unix workstations linked via high speed networking to CSAM servers, as well as PCs, plotters, and a high resolution drum scanner. Software includes ERDAS Imagine, Arc/INFO, IDL, ArcGIS, and proprietary codes. More...

Mailing Address:

Remote Sensing Laboratory
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies ML350C
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043
Email: chopping@pegasus.montclair.edu
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