EarthKam ( Earth knowledge acquired by middle school students)
EarthKAM Presentation Cypress Falls High School Houston, TX.
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EarthKAM Presentation
Cypress Falls High School
Houston, TX
Remote sensing and the Geographer’s
Eye
Astronaut taking a photo from space.
Astronauts on the ‘station’ set up the camera in a special window.
Image Routing
UCSDJohnson Space Center Houston, TX
Image DataCamera Control Files
Image Data, Control Files
Image Data (Ku-Band)
+ Control Files & Telemetry
(Ku-Band)
DomSat
TDRS
Station
San Diego, CA
TDRS Ground Station White Sands, NM
JPLPasadena, CA
During EarthKam missions students take remote sensing photos of places on Earth
such as the Aral Sea
Dark and light blue
Straight lines
Wavy line
Gray area Recognizable features??
Using a photo you have taken, analyze the image with these questions.1. Type of shot?2. Orientation?3. What patterns/colors do you see?4. What landforms are recognizable?5. Names of places?6. Name of regions/countries in photo?
