The Education and Training of Remote Sensing
Bian Fuling , Liu Liangming , Shi Lite
Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (WTUSM)
129 Luoyu Road , Wuhan, Hubei Province ,China(430079)
Tel &Fax:(86)-(27)-87646560
E-mail: flbian@wtusm.edu.cn
Abstract
As the rate of science and
technology development is going more
and more faster , the methods and scopes
of the education and training of remote
sensing are changing more quickly than
before.This paper introduces the
Remote Sensing (RS) curriculum
system , the education and the training of
Remote Sensing , Computer-Assisted
Instruction (CAI ) in China.
Remote Sensing Curriculum System
With the adjustment of national
specialties and the reform of the
traditional curriculum system , the
remote sensing curriculum has taken the
corresponding adjustment as well.
Because of the integration and
development of photogrammetry and RS,
GIS , and GPS , remote sensing
curriculum has become a compulsory
one of the professional technology.
There are many courses related to
remote sensing, such as, "Remote
Sensing Base and Image Interpretation
Theory", "Remote Sensing Geology",
"Atmosphere Remote Sensing and
Remote Surveying", "Meterological
Satellite and Satellite Image Analysis".
"the Theories.Methods and
Applications on Remote Sensing". A
new system of textbooks has been
established.Taking the adjusted
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
subject as an example , we have trimmed
many out-of-date contents of analogues
photogrammetry and added teaching
contents of digital photogrammetry,
space photogrammetry , remote sensing
technology , digital image processing ,
image information system and other
related new and advanced technologies.
Its features include :
- It closely integrates with other
specialties. For example, its integration
with surveying has formed the course of
photogrammetry and remote sensing. So
do other specialties including geography,
geology, water conservation, agriculture
and forest industry.
- Due to the development of remote
sensing itself, in some other specialties,
the theory of remote sensing should be
strengthened. So does the depth and
width of its application. Therefore, the
remote sensing theory and its application
courses are still the major courses of
many specialties, such as,
photogrammetry surveying, information
engineering, city planning, cartography,
land management and specialties in
column 1).
- Some courses related to remote
sensing have formed a series of courses,
such as, digital image processing, mode
recognition, microwave remote sensing,
remote sensing subject cartography, GIS
and expert system.
-
It integrates with other high
technologies. The most important of all
is the theory and method of GIS.GPS
and RS integration. The courses of this
technology have came into being.
Another integration lies in the expert
system and network technology.
- The corresponding teaching
materials are published openly.
Activities of China National Center
of Remote Sensing Technology
Training Department
The Training Department includes
Beijing Training Center and Wuhan
Training Center , The Beijing Training
Center used to be set up in Remote
Sensing Graduate School of Beijing
University. Now with the adjustment of
specialties, the graduate school has been
withdrawn. Now it belongs to the City
Planning Construction School and the
Department of Geology and Geography.
Wuhan Training Center lies in Wuhan
Technical University of Surveying and
Mapping (WTUSM). In the center, there
are many famous professors and
researchers fostering professionals in the
filed of remote sensing, such as, the post
doctor, doctor and master. They are also
engaged in the national scientific
research of remote sensing. Each year it
recruits students from Asia and Specific
Region and Africa (Mongolia, North
Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Nepal,
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Tanzania,
Sudan, Iran, Libya and so on). It carries
out various science activities as well. At
the same time.it is also selected as the
base for training the backbones and the
leaders.
The Training Center for National Spatial
Data Infrastructure (NSDI) had been
established in WTUSM by National
Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
(NBSM) a few years ago.Many teachers
and scientists engaged in RS have been
trained here.
Advanced Seminars in the Field of Remote Sensing
With the ratification of Education
Ministry, WTUSM had held a lot of
advanced seminars on "The Integrated
Application of RS, GIS and GPS" from
1994 to now. The celebrated
academicians and doctor mentors both
inside and outside China are the teachers
to cultivate the academic cadremen and
the subject leading men. It is of high
level, high standard and high efficiency.
In 1999, Nanjing University has held an
advanced seminar on "The Development
of Remote Sensing and Its Application
in Geoscience". All the 12 lecturers are
overseas Chinese scholars with foreign
citizens who have achieved a great deal
in the field of remote sensing.In 1998,
there was a remote sensing argument
meeting for the youth in Dalian, China.
The young arguers are from WTUSM,
Beijing University, Remote Sensing
Institution of Chinese Science Research
Academy, Forestry Science Academy,
Beijing Normal College and so on. They
had argued on some important oriented
issues as the development of remote
sensing, the industrialization of remote
sensing and the application of remote
sensing.On the basis of this meeting, in
1999, there will be a meeting of
"Chinese Remote Sensing Argument
Meeting for the Youth in 1999" in Hong
Kong.
Remote Sensing Education
- WTUSM is a key university in the
field of remote sensing in China.
Master’s and Doctor’s degrees can be
awarded here. It is a branch of the
National Center of Remote Sensing in
Wuhan. Thousands upon thousands of
undergraduate students, masters, doctors
and foreign students in recent years are
fostered here.
- Beijing University
It has some
courses related to remote sensing, such
as, “Remote Sensing Base and Image
Interpretation Theory”, “Remote
Sensing Geology”, “Atmosphere
Remote Sensing and Remote Surveying”,
“Meterological Satellite and Satellite
Image Analysis”,“the Theories,
Methods and Applications on Remote
Sensing”. At the same time, the master
degree and doctor degree can be
conferred in some specialties related to
remote sensing.
- North Jiao Tong University
It has
courses of “Remote Sensing
Technology” and “Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing”. Master’s degree is
conferred in “Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing”.
- In addition, some Chinese universities
and institutes.such as China Geological
University, Tong Ji University, Qingdao
Ocean University , Beijing Mining
University and the Institute of Remote
Sensing Application , have set courses on
remote sensing technology.Master’s and
Doctor’s degrees can be conferred in
these Universities or Institutes.
- The social demand for advanced
personnel undertaking RS’s research and
application is markedly increasing.According
to statistic, there are only 100,000
professionals who are engaging in RS in
China , but some specialists forecast that
there must have 700,000 ones at least to
meet the need of the social demand.As a
result , the universities and colleges
enlarge the size of recruit students and
the students increase 3 ~ 4 times than
before , so does the other education , such
as TV education, adult education , night
school.
Fundamental Teaching Conditions
in Remote Sensing
- New teaching tools in RS
In
recent years , CAI is greatly improved.
For some content of Remote Sensing
courses , it’s very difficult to exposition
in class by orally , but charts , modes ,
slide and film can be helpful.For its
vividness and operability , computer aid
tool is welcome to students very much.
For this reason , many universities have
building several multi-functions
classrooms which are equipped with
computer , large screen projection
instrument , wired television system and
recorder , etc.Their application has
improved teaching effect in class much
more.Many CAI coursewares of high
quality on RS have been developed and
applied in teaching in China.We have
produced many video types , for instance,
“the Theory of RS”,“Image
Processing of RS”and “the Theory of
GIS”.The union of university computer
network—Chinese Education and
Research Network (CERNET) and
INTERNET provides teachers and
students more comfortable environment
for retrieving data.communication and a
distant-ranging international interactive
education.
- Teachers
The teachers are both the
organizers of teaching and the chief partners
of discipline construction.As the development
of RS is more and more faster , the component
and structure of teacher contigents have been
adjusted, and the rate of young teachers with
higher professional titles is raised , whom play
key part in teaching principal RS courses ,
compiling new textbooks and carrying out
scientific research works.We have a teacher
contingent with high quality in RS discipline ,
more than 20% of them are with doctor
degrees and 60% with master degrees.
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