Overview

This topic explores the history of remote sensing, discusses how UAS aligns with this history, and presents an overview of photogrammetry. This overview will predate the use of the term remote sensing by focusing on the earliest known aerial photographs and discussing the growth of remote sensing through the space age and into the modern era of the use of UAS.

Module Objectives

In this module, the activities, content, and assignments will guide your learning process to ensure you can:

Identify key events in the history of aerial photography, photogrammetry, and remote sensing
Discuss the history of UAS, both in the context of military and civilian use
Define the discipline of photogrammetry and recognize the various approaches to the field

Module To-Do List

In order to complete this module, you must do the following:

Watch the four mini-lecture videos associated with this topic
Review the four articles for this module
- Schenk (2005)—Primarily for reference, do not need to read the entire document
- Wolf, Dewitt, and Wilkinson (2014) —Primarily for reference, do not need to read the entire document
- Salomonson (2014)
Participate in the discussions related to the mini-lectures and readings—particularly the student selected paper (discussion forums and/or live session)
Quiz 1