Remote Sensing» Spatial Analysis

Learn more about the spatial analysis concepts by working through the following five activities:

image1. This activity lets you manipulate the resolution of a GOES visible satellite image covering the Pacific ocean and the west coast of the United States by adjusting the number of pixels displayed.

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image2. Here is an activity to manipulate the number of pixels in a GOES infrared image over North America.

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image3. Here is an activity to manipulate the number of pixels in a GOES water vapor image over North America.

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image4. This activity lets you manipulate the resolution of a POES visible satellite image by adjusting the number of pixels displayed.

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image5. This final spatial analysis activity is on contouring. Use your computer mouse to draw lines of equal values (isopleths) to analyze simple plots of data.

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