Teaching Modules
| Module ID | Topic | Objective | Download Teaching guide | Download Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||||
| Module 1 | Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing and its applications | Using Radar Satellite Image, calculate the flood area in relation to a strong typhoon affecting Guangdong. | module 1 pdf | module 1 data |
| Ecosystem | ||||
| Module 2 | Identify different types of vegetation from the Satellite Images of Hong Kong | Using supervised classification technique, classify the image into a.) Sea; b) Mangrove; c.) Wetland; d.) Cultivation; e) Grassland; f) Mixed Shrub land; g) Bare\Modified Study the favourable environmental conditions for Mangrove |
module 2 pdf | module 2 data |
| Module 3 | An Assessment of ecological important using Satellite Images | Re-classify the image base on ecological importance of various habitats and explains the justifications of the assignment. | module 3 pdf | module 3 data |
| Climatic System | ||||
| Module 4 | Tracking Tropical Storm with Satellite Images | From the satellite images, track paths of the typhoons Imbudo (¨Ì¥¬³£) and Dujuan (§ùÃY). | module 4 pdf | module 4 data |
| Module 5 | Compare the Satellite Image of Ozone hole in 1979s and 2000 and the relations to UV Exposure | Study and compare the images and identify the change of Ozone¡¦s thickness around the South Pole. | module 5 pdf | module 5 data |
| Module 6 | Study the ElNino in 1996 ~ 1998 using Sea Surface Temperature Satellite Image | Compare the sea surface temperature in normal year (1993) and El Nino year (e.g. 1997) and identify the unusual heat water current during El Nino year. | module 6 pdf | module 6 data |
| An understanding of people-environment relationships | ||||
| Module 7 | Study the changes of Rain Forest from Satellite Image from 1970s to 2000s | Calculate the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of Brasilia in 1973 and 2001 and observe the deforestation process in the region. | module 7 pdf | module 7 data |
| Agricultural Landscape | ||||
| Module 8 | Study the change of water levels of Poyang Lake (the largest fresh lake in China) and the associating flood disaster in June and July | Using Supervised Classification Technique, extract the water body from the images. Identify the flooded areas by comparing the areas of the water bodies. | module 8 pdf | module 8 data |
| Module 9(New) | Drought in Dongtinghu from July to September 2006 | Compare two satellite images focused on Dongtinghu. By analyzing the satellite images, the drought area can be identified. | module 9 pdf | module 9 data |
| Module 10 | Describe the seasonal air pollution problem in South China | Compare the images and identify the seasonal trend of distribution of aerosol. Compare the seasonal trend with the monthly visibility data published by the Hong Kong observatory. |
module 10 pdf | module 10 data |
| Impacts of industrialization and urbanization | ||||
| Module 11 | Study of the urbanization of PRD in 1990 and 2000 | Using supervised classification technique; extract the urban areas from the images. Study the urbanization in PRD from 1990 to 2000. |
module 11 pdf | module 11 data |
| Module 12 | Study of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Beijing | Compute NDVI from the Satellite Images and study the co-relation between vegetation and land surface temperature. From land use map of Tongzhou, compare the co-relation between urbanization and land surface temperature. |
module 12 pdf | module 12 data |
| Module 13(New) | Urban Heat Island Effect in Hong Kong | Examine the relation between NDVI and surface temperature in Hong Kong. | module 13 pdf | module 13 data |
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