Land Surface Heat Emissivity in Yellowstone National Park

Land Surface Heat Emissivity.zip

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Learning Unit Description:

The Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT) presents a series of Learning Units (LU) designed to incorporate federal land remote sensing data into Geographic Information System (GIS) instruction. The Land Surface Heat Emissivity in Yellowstone National Park LU, created by Trent Morrell, uses Yellowstone National Park's expansive offerings--hot springs, hot pools, mud pots, fumaroles and geysers--to examine the driving force behind concentrations of hydrothermal activity. The lesson exposes students to geospatial techniques through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing software, which helps develop their skills in spatial analysis of a geophysical phenomenon.

The iGETT Learning Units amount to about two weeks of instruction and are designed for use both as “skills-based case studies and building blocks for new courses.” All LUs are intended for students with a basic understanding of GIS. Each LU includes three core documents, an instructor’s guide, a student guide, and a curriculum support document, as well as the remote sensing data needed to complete the unit. Completion of this LU takes three to five weeks of in-class time. The lesson itself is divided into four parts: 1). Introduction of project and acquisition of data; 2). Learn more about remote sensing and image analysis; 3). Learn more about remote sensing using classification methods; and 4). Learn how to integrate remote sensing data into a GIS. Upon completion of the exercise, students will be able to: use remote sensing imagery to analyze a spatially related problem; download remotely sensed imagery from the internet; build a project using ENVI software; classify temperature values from satellite images; and produce a final map document with proper cartographic techniques.

For orientation purposes, viewers should begin with the attached Learning Unit Summary.pdf, which offers a description of the lesson, as well as an overview of topics covered, required software, and the intended audience.

Lesson Contents:

The attached files associated with this LU exist in a variety of formats and a variety of geospatial data file types.

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Documents: (794.4 MB)

Land Surface Heat Emissitivity
- Handouts:
  - Lesson Overview (Learning Unit Summary.pdf 391 KB)
  - Instructor Guide (Morrell_IG.pdf 119 KB)
  - Student Guide (Morrell_SG.pdf 2.4 MB)
  - Curriculum Support Document(Morrell_CS.pdf 114 KB)
- Data:
  - tmorrell_Data3.rar (33.9 MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Final_Class_1988 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Sieve_2007 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Sieve_2007.hdr 994 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Sieve_1988 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Sieve_1988.hdr 994 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Clump_2007 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Clump_2007.hdr 987 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Clump_1988 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_Clump_1988.hdr 987 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_1988 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_2007.hdr 998 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_2007 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Class_1988.hdr 998 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_2007.shp 90.4MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_2007.shx 469 KB)
  - tmorrell_Data1.rar (41.2 MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Final_Class_2007 66MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_Final_Class_2007.hdr 839 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_Final_Class_1988.hdr 839 bytes)
    - (Temp_corr_2007 264.1MB)
    - (Temp_corr_1988 264.1MB)
    - (Temp_Celsius_2007.hdr 708 bytes)
    - (Temp_corr_1988.hdr 742 bytes)
    - (Temp_corr_1988.sta 132 bytes)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.shp 2.4MB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.sbn 52KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.sbx 4KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.prj 403 bytes)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.dbf 867KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.shx 25KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.dbf 552KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.prj 403 bytes)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.sbn 31KB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp1988.sbx 2KB)
  - tmorrell_Data2.rar (47.9 MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_2007.evf 90.2MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_2007.prj 442 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_2007.dbf 10.3MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_1988.shx 367KB)
    - (Yell_Therm_1988.shp 76.4MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_1988.prj 454 bytes)
    - (Yell_Therm_1988.evf 76.2MB)
    - (Yell_Therm_1988.dbf 8MB)
    - (Temp_corr_2007.sta 132 bytes)
    - (Temp_corr_2007.hdr 742 bytes)
    - (Temp_Celsius_1988 143.4MB)
    - (Temp_Celsius_2007 173.7MB)
    - (Temp_Celsius_1988.hdr 708 bytes)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.shp 2.9MB)
    - (Ext_surf_temp2007.shx 40KB)
  - tmorrell_Data7.rar (35.9 MB)
    - Topos
      - (yellowstone_national_park_south.tif 12MB)
      - (yellowstone_national_park_north.tif 10.8MB)
      - (yellowstone_national_park_south.tfw 222 bytes)
      - (driggs.tif 14.5MB)
      - (yellowstone_national_park_north.tfw 222 bytes)
      - (mammoth.tif 5.6MB)
      - (mammoth.tfw 222 bytes)
      - (driggs.tfw 222 bytes)
      - (cody.tif 11.3MB)
      - (cody.tfw 222 bytes)
      - (ashton.tif 9.4MB)
      - (ashton.tfw 222 bytes)
    - Shapefiles (24 data files, 1.9MB)
    - DEM
      - (SRTM_f03_p038r029.tif.gz 9.5MB)
      - (hillshad_yel2.rrd 910.KB)
      - (HillShad_yel2.aux 6KB)
      - (dem30m.e00 3.4MB)
  - tmorrell_Data6.rar (185.2 MB)
    - Satellite Images1b
      - (LT5038029000717650.I7 66MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.HDR 866 bytes)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I4 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I1 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.DH 2KB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I6 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.WO 20KB)
      - (README.TXT 15KB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I5 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I3 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.DD 128.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I2 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.HI 142KB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.H1 3KB)
    - (Landsat742_CanyonVC.tif 4.7MB)
    - (Landsat742_CanyonVC.tfw 222 bytes)
  - tmorrell_Data5.rar (181.3 MB)
    - Satellite Images1a
      - (LT5038029000717650.HDR 1KB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I6 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.WO 22KB)
      - (README_NDF.TXT 16KB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I5 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I3 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.DD 132MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.I2 66MB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.H1 3KB)
      - (LT5038029000717650.HI 180KB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I7 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I4 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.I1 64.1MB)
      - (LT5038029008815610.DH 2KB)
  - tmorrell_Data4.rar (271.1 MB)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 2007 250.9MB)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 2007.hdr 790 bytes)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 1988 319.1MB)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 1988_warp.hdr 1KB)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 1988_warp 181.6MB)
    - (Yellowstone Thermal 1988.hdr 790 bytes)