Current Infrared NOAA Satellite Image of the United States.

Imaging Our Environment

This site will cover the fundamentals of image processing. When finished, the participant will have a basic understanding of the building blocks of digital images and a working knowledge in the mechanics of image processing.

Hurricane Opal Project Activity

Remote Sensing	This activity will present the participant with the basic concepts of image processing and remote sensing.
Digital Numbers	Participants will discover the numbers behind the computer image.
Contrast/Brightness	This activity introduces the participant to NIH Image and the contrast and brightness controls.
Histograms	This activity discusses an image histogram.
Measurements	This activity introduces the participant to using the NIH Image processing software to measure lengths and areas.
Density Slicing	This activity introduces the concept of density slicing.
Particle Analysis	This activity discusses the concept of particle analysis.
Density Calibration	This activity introduces the user to density calibration,the ability to relate pixel values to one another.
Digital Elevation Models	Learners are introduced to Digital Elevation Models (DEM).
Elevation Calibration	Learners discover how to calibrate Digital Elevation Models to actual elevations.
Animation	This activity introduces the learner to developing animation from a sequence of timed still images.
Site Map	Links to all pages and images associated with these activities. This site map excludes links to pages on servers outside of the workshop server.