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## Environmental Specialization Courses

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Hurricane Florence Over the Open Waters of the North Atlantic As Seen From STS-66

The following course synopses are for space-related training with specialization in weather, oceanography, cartography, positioning and navigation and other associated environmental-related career tracks. Courses are listed by increasing experience level.

#### A-3.1 Geographic Information Systems

    Course No: 4M/41-708         Level:  Basic
    Length:    1 Week            School: DMS/Ft Belvoir, VA
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) concepts and technology. Practical training in GIS functions and applications. The course supports the input, storage, retrieval, analysis and output of spatial digital data with emphasis on digital spatial data analysis to support the commander in the decision-making process. Topics include: defining GIS functions and systems, data models and structures, database creation and management, multi spectral imagery classification, and geodetic control principles.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.2 Remotely Sensed Imagery

    Course No: RSI               Level:  Basic
    Length:    1 Week            School: DMS/Ft Belvoir, VA
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an introduction to remote sensor systems, concepts and technology. Practical training in imagery sensors, functions and applications. Defines a satellite's remote sensor functions and sub-systems, data handling and processing techniques, and multi spectral imagery principles.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.3 GIS Introduction

    Course No: 205/CECW-EP-S  Level:  Basic
    Length:    1 Week         School: US ACE/Huntsville, AL
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED   Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) software to map projects and analyze operations. Designed to develop general knowledge and skills in GIS data structures and digital modeling.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.4 GPS Practical Applications for Surveying, Mapping, and GIS Applications

    Course No: 187/203/CECW-EP-S Level:  Basic
    Length:    1 Week            School: US ACE/Huntsville, AL
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an understanding of NAVSTAR GPS technology and its practical application to mapping, navigation, CADD database development. Topics covered are GPS data collection, reduction, adjustment, accuracy, and cost factors. The course includes GPS principles and applications, absolute and differential modes, kinematic surveying and AM/FM applications.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.5 Global Positioning System: Principles and Practices

    Course No: 10810F            Level:  Basic
    Length:    4 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,125

Objective: Describes the principles upon which GPS is founded, examines the techniques used to derive position and times from satellite transmissions, and provides insight into GPS receiver design. Expected use load and system performance.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.6 Introduction to Modern Radar Technology

    Course No: 1038DC            Level:  Basic
    Length:    3 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $975

Objective: Provides participants with a working knowledge of the elements of modern radar technology and the language of the radar community. Fundamental concepts applicable to all modern radars are addressed and explained.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.7 Introduction to Infrared Technology

    Course No: TD-lE1            Level:  Basic
    Length:    2 Days            School: NCS/Ft Meade, MD
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an introduction to infrared technology. Major advances have occurred in infrared technology for tactical and strategic applications. The universal requirements for longer acquisition ranges, more robust tracking, and more accurate pointing dictate an understanding of critical issues.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.8 Analytical Photogrammetric Positioning System (APPS-I)

    Course No: 411-207 (APPS)    Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    1 Week, 3 Days    School: DMS/Ft Belvoir, VA
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides students with the photogrammetric concept, limited theory, and a working skill in using PPS for point positioning from remotely sensed imagery (with minimum supervision). Specialized training in rapid and accurate determination of UTM, Mgrs, or geographic coordinate positions, and examples of appropriate PPS applications are stressed. Arithmetic and programming operations are introduced.

Eligibility: Stereoscopic acuity of 175 arc seconds or less. Basic understanding of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry preferred.

#### A-3.9 Mapping, Charting & Geodesy Staff Officers Course

    Course No: MCG               Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    1 Week            School: DMS/Ft Belvoir, VA
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides a staff officer preparatory course in mapping charting and geodesy. Practical training in cartography and operational applications.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.10 Mapping, Charting & Geodesy for the Warrior

    Course No: MCG-W             Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    1 Week            School: DMS/Ft Belvoir, VA
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides a war fighting applications course in mapping charting and geodesy. Practical training in cartography and its war fighting applications and use.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.11 Radar Operation and Design: The Fundamentals

    Course No: 1063DC            Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    4 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,125

Objective: Provides a thorough overview of radar fundamentals, basic principles of radio wave propagation, target and clutter scattering of radar signals, and radar operations and apparatus used for effective radar performance.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.12 Radar Systems and Technology

    Course No: 203DC             Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    1 Week            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,295

Objective: Presents the technological and the system applications of modern radar. Performance and capabilities, detection of targets in clutter, MTI radar, tracking radar, signal and data processing, phased-array radar, ECCM, synthetic aperture radar, and over-the-horizon radar.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

Radar Image of the Rabaul Volcano on the Island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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#### A-3.13 Synthetic Aperture Radar with Remote-Sensing Applications

    Course No: 664               Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    4 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,295

Objective: Presents the principles of synthetic aperture radar. It describes how mission requirements are analyzed, how equipment specifications are developed, how high-resolution images are obtained, and how processing variability is used to discriminate and classify objects.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.14 Space Environmental Forecaster

    Course No: AWS2546 001       Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    2 Weeks           School: CTS/Peterson AFB, CO
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an understanding of astrogeophysical analysis and forecast techniques and an overview of the Space Environmental Support System. Additional training in solar physics, solar-terrestrial relationships, and magnetospheric/ionospheric processes. Quota and waiver control is through Air Force Space Forecast Center/DO.

Eligibility: Meteorological specialty code or degree.

#### A-3.15 Multisensor Data Fusion for Target Tracking and Classification

    Course No: 1916DC            Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    1 Week            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   $1,295

Objective: Presents theoretical and practical views of the research, development, design, and application of multi sensor data fusion methodologies. Describes basic aspects of multi sensor data fusion. Course illustrates the real-world use of multi-sensor data fusion techniques applications primarily from industry and military. Provides an understanding of multi-sensor multi- target tracking and classification problems and explains how sensor data are processed to extract target features.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.16 Weather Satellite Systems and Photo Interpretation

    Course No: E30ZR2524012      Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    10 Days           School: TRW/Chanute AFB, IL
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides training in the knowledge and skills required to understand operation of weather satellite systems, interpret photographs, and integrate satellite data with conventional weather analysis. Includes training in orbital geometry, gridding techniques, radiation theory, cloud systems/photo interpretation, and practical application of integrating satellite data with other weather information. Quota control by NMPC 404E.

Eligibility: NOBC designator 1800, 646x, or 746x.

#### A-3.17 Weather Observations Using Doppler Radar

    Course No: 1691              Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    4 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,125

Objective: Reviews the principles of Doppler radar and their applications to the observation of weather phenomena and the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. Reviews Doppler weather radar systems (e.g., TDWR, NEXRAD). Emphasizes the visual and automatic detection of hazardous weather features such as micro bursts, wind shears and hail.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.18 Digital Geographic Information System

    Course No: 708DC             Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    3 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $975

Objective: Presents the requirements and techniques for managing and controlling geographic data within digital geographic information systems. It introduces the concepts of geographic analysis and the forthcoming interchange format family to be used for LANDSAT-D data.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.19 Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing and Applications

    Course No: 1597              Level:  Intermediate
    Length:    4 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $1,125

Objective: Provides an overview of the evolution of space-based microwave remote sensing. Basic principles are defined, and application to geophysical measurement in the atmosphere and from the Earth's surface are described. Advantages and limitations of microwave remote sensing techniques are examined. Discussion of satellite sensor geometry's, actual systems, data analysis algorithms, and data products.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.20 Sensor Theory, Fundamentals, and Mensuration

    Course No: X30RR9045 013/MRT Level:  Advanced
    Length:    1 Week 3 Days     School: TRW/Goodfellow AFB, TX
    Clearance: TOP SECRET/SCI    Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides an in-depth introduction of EM spectrum, electro-optical theory and principles, analysis of multi sensor systems and parameters. Explains infrared-theory, systems, and fundamentals; radar-theory, systems, and fundamentals; as well as multispectral-theory, systems and fundamentals.

Eligibility: Completion of a basic imagery interpretation course and a minimum of 1 year of experience.

#### A-3.21 Environmental Support for Electro-Optical Systems

    Course No: E30ZR2524010      Level:  Advanced
    Length:    1 Week            School: TRW/Keesler AFB, MS
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides training in environmental support to users of electro-optical precision guided munitions (PGM's). Training includes: basic physics of radiative transfer; target acquisition and tactics; principles of operation; and environmental sensitivities of, and weather support to precision guided munitions. Quota control is through HQ ATC/TTPP.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.22 Joint Forces Oceanographic Support

    Course No: E30ZR2524013      Level:  Advanced
    Length:	   3 Weeks & 4 Days  School: TRW/Keesler AFB, MS
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Provides training in meteorological and oceanographic support to worldwide, joint-service air, land and sea operations in maritime coastal, and near-coastal environments. Training includes: maritime and coastal geology and topography; sea water variables; large and small scale subsurface ocean currents; sound propagation, modifiers, profiles, and patterns; wind-induced surface currents; oceanic fronts, eddies, and ice formation; ocean surface conditions to include wave, surf, and tides; effects of the maritime environments on the performance of communications, platforms, sensors, and weapons systems; strengths and weaknesses of environmental products and their types, uses, and acquisition methods are applied to operational decision making. Quota control is through HQ ATC/TTPP.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.23 Ionospheric Effects Forecaster

    Course No: AWS2546 002       Level:  Advanced
    Length:    1 Week            School: CTS/Peterson AFB, CO
    Clearance: SECRET            Cost:   TDY

Objective: Reviews electricity and magnetism, astronomy, plasma physics, radioactive transfer, radio astronomy, radio wave propagation, and antenna theory. Provides advanced instruction on magnetospheric physics, ionospheric physics, and space environmental effects on pop systems. Quota and waiver control is through Air Force Space Forecast Center/DO.

Eligibility: Completion of AWS2546 001, space environmental forecaster course.

#### A-3.24 High Resolution Imaging Radars

    Course No: 1918DC            Level:  Advanced
    Length:    3 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $975

Objective: Presents the technical aspects of high-resolution imaging radar definition for missile guidance systems, target area imaging and navigation updates. Course defines the requirements and limitations for the scatterometric and geometric performance, as well as degradation's in an EW environment. Relate radar parameters to image quality of high resolution imaging radars.

Eligibility: No prerequisite.

#### A-3.25 Modern Electro-optics and Imaging Systems

    Course No: 1835              Level:  Advanced
    Length:    3 Days            School: GWU/Washington, DC
    Clearance: UNCLASSIFIED      Cost:   $975

Objective: Provides a technical understanding of light transmission and propagation, modulation devices, detection schemes, and image transformations and modification as well as traditional ray tracing and geometrical optics. Presentation of the fundamentals of electromagnetic wave theory followed by geometric or classical optics.

Eligibility: Physics or engineering background is recommended.