Classes | Earth Science and Observation Center

Remote sensing is not a discipline in itself, but rather a major, evolving tool applicable to studies of the earth involving the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and the solid earth. ESOC acts as a focus for research, campus-wide, in the use of remote sensing for global geosciences studies. So far, master's and Ph.D. candidates from the departments of Anthropology, Geography, Geological Sciences, Electrical Engineering, EPO Biology and the Interdepartmental Geophysics Program have carried out thesis research in ESOC.

Waleed Abdalati (Geography)

GEOG/GEOL 4093/5093: Remote Sensing of the Environment

GEOG 6211: Reading in Climatology

GEOG 4110/5100: Advanced Remote Sensing

Carol Wessman (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

EBIO 4060/5060: Landscape Ecology

EBIO 4800: Land Use, Sustainability and Climate Change

Seminars on ecological scaling, disturbance, carbon and climate

Xinzhao Chu (Engineering Sciences)

ASEN 6519: Lidar Remote Sensing

ASEN 5519: Fundamentals of Spectroscopy for Optical Remote Sensing

ASEN 3300: Electronics and Communications

ASEN 4018/4028: Aerospace Engineering Senior Projects

Jennifer Kay

ATOC 5600: Physics and Chemistry of Clouds and Aerosols (Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017)

ATOC 1060: Our Changing Environment (Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2017)

ATOC 6020: Polar Discussion Seminar (Every Fall, Fall 2016 focused on sea ice)

ATOC 4500: Climate Modeling (Fall 2016)

Ben Livneh

CVEN 5363: Modeling Hydrologic Systems

CVEN 4333: Engineering Hydrology

Kristy Tiampo

GEOL1020, Introduction to Earth History (undergraduate geology class)

GEOL 6650, InSAR analysis: Theory, practice and applications (graduate geophysics and remote sensing)

Mike Willis

Geology 1170: Our Deadly Planet

Geology 3950: Natural Catastrophes and Geologic Hazards

Geology 4700: The Cryosphere

Seminars on Advanced Optical Remote Sensing

Student Opportunities

ESOC acts as a focus for research, campus-wide, in the use of remote sensing for global geosciences studies. So far, master's and Ph.D. candidates from the departments of Anthropology, Geography, Geological Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Interdepartmental Geophysics Program have carried out thesis research in ESOC, and in fiscal year 2008 ESOC began initial development of a Professional Masters Degree Program in Remote Sensing. This formal program will organize and strengthen the remote sensing curriculum at the University.

Remote Sensing Certificate

Please note: CU's Certificate in Remote Sensing is not a ESOC program. For more information on CU's Remote Sensing Certification, contact Robin Basile.