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Dr Jacqueline Rosette is a member of the Geography Department at Swansea University.
Dr Jacqueline Rosette is a member of the Geography Department at Swansea University.
This module involves training in fieldwork and GIS skills for both human and physical geographers. In part 1, students can choose from a physical or human geography project option: Part 1: Physical Geography In the physical geography component we will look at sea-level change and its impacts on communities and ecosystems. During classroom sessions we will consider the causes of sea-level change and how it is measured. We use the technique of Stakeholder Analysis to look at the economic and social impacts of sea-level change in different regions. We will then undergo local visits to explore the potential impacts of sea level to our locality and on our coastal university. We¿ll look at both urban and rural environments and different mitigation policies that may be used. Part 1: Human Geography The human geography project focusses on Cities and Photography. Students will investigate the use of photography through three Visual Methodologies: Photo-Documentation, Photo-Elicitation, and Photo-Essays. Students will take part in a photo documentation workshop and group photography fieldwork in Swansea City Centre. They will also complete a photo essay aided by group discussion to select concept, theme, whether analytical or evocative photographs (or both), and dicussion of the links between practice and visual methodologies literature. Part 2: Field data collection and critical analysis skills. During part 2 of this module, students will expand on the knowledge gained previously. This will combine investigations of our world in three dimensions, for which students will use photographs captured themselves to construct a 3D model. Students will learn about and apply other 3D analysis techniques to estimate environmental parameters that they will compare with their field data. They will also contribute to a citizen science initiative using a mobile app for coastal transition zones at risk from sea level change at our University campuses. Using these data collected and analysed during the semester, students will gain insight into sources of uncertainty among datasets, enabling them to critically examine the concept of ground 'truth'.
This module involves training in fieldwork and GIS skills for both human and physical geographers. In part 1, students can choose from a physical or human geography project option: Part 1: Physical Geography In the physical geography component we will look at sea-level change and its impacts on communities and ecosystems. During classroom sessions we will consider the causes of sea-level change and how it is measured. We use the technique of Stakeholder Analysis to look at the economic and social impacts of sea-level change in different regions. We will then undergo local visits to explore the potential impacts of sea level to our locality and on our coastal university. We¿ll look at both urban and rural environments and different mitigation policies that may be used. Part 1: Human Geography The human geography project focusses on Cities and Photography. Students will investigate the use of photography through three Visual Methodologies: Photo-Documentation, Photo-Elicitation, and Photo-Essays. Students will take part in a photo documentation workshop and group photography fieldwork in Swansea City Centre. They will also complete a photo essay aided by group discussion to select concept, theme, whether analytical or evocative photographs (or both), and dicussion of the links between practice and visual methodologies literature. Part 2: Field data collection and critical analysis skills. During part 2 of this module, students will expand on the knowledge gained previously. This will combine investigations of our world in three dimensions, for which students will use photographs captured themselves to construct a 3D model. Students will learn about and apply other 3D analysis techniques to estimate environmental parameters that they will compare with their field data. They will also contribute to a citizen science initiative using a mobile app for coastal transition zones at risk from sea level change at our University campuses. Using these data collected and analysed during the semester, students will gain insight into sources of uncertainty among datasets, enabling them to critically examine the concept of ground 'truth'.
This Module teaches the flight skills, legislative and regulatory requirements for operating a drone in the UK. Students will gain an overview of the advantages and limitations of different types of drone; opportunities offered by high resolution user-captured remote sensing data; and environmental applications for drones. Much of the teaching is practice-based and students will develop the knowledge, safety awareness and flight experience required to undertake assessment for the Civil Aviation Authority GVC (General Visual Line of Sight Certificate). Students will therefore graduate with the additional CAA GVC drone pilot accreditation, comprising theoretical training and written graded test, and flight training and assessment. This Module will be delivered in partnership with a CAA registered and authorised training provider. The externally-delivered syllabus comprises: Drone Airspace Operating Regulations; Airmanship and Aviation Safety; Air Law and Responsibilities; Meteorology; Navigation and Aviation Charts; Human Factors; Aircraft Knowledge; Operating Procedures. Together with the CAA accreditation, an internal University assignment and an assessed portfolio will ultimately determine successful completion of this Module. This Module is a prerequisite of GEGM09 Drone Remote Sensing and GEGM03C Environmental Drone Remote Sensing Dissertation.
This module offers the opportunity to undertake a major individual research project in the field of Environmental Drone Remote Sensing. Support is provided by a staff supervisor and through student-led discussions. There will also be an opportunity to give constructive feedback to other students undertaking related research projects, learning from their research problems and their subsequent solutions. Provisional research results will be communicated verbally (in July and August). The final results of the thesis will be presented as the scientific paper of a leading international journal in the same field of research.
This module will teach students to plan, capture and process their own high-resolution datasets using multispectral, thermal and RGB sensors on board drone platforms. Students will learn the principles of photography applied to drone imagery, including multi-spectral analysis, and extended to 3D perception and stereo imagery analysis. Next, this knowledge will be related to image capture from a moving platform, and the effect of flight parameters. This knowledge will then be used to inform flight mission planning for a range of environmental monitoring applications. Students will apply and be tested in the skills learnt for real-world needs through three assessed project assignments, demonstrating application of multi-spectral, thermal and 3D structure data.
This module explains the use of remote sensing as a tool for gathering and analyzing information about human resources and the natural environment. It is appropriate for students who would find it valuable to understand how information about human activity and environmental change is retrieved from images of the Earth acquired by satelite or aircraft instruments. Emphasis is placed on the role of ongoing missions in providing operational information for science and society. Lecture material is supported by hands-on experience exploring satellite images in a computer environment.