Winter 2026 - CVL 354: Remote Sensing and Image Analysis - Dr. Michael Chapman *Civil MASc and PhD Applicants ONLY*

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Toronto Metropolitan University has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community.Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Toronto Metropolitan University is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.We offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 170,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Toronto Metropolitan University is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.Toronto Metropolitan University is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings: the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Centre in the heart of campus, and a Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street. In addition, currently in progress is the development of a new multipurpose building, the Church Street development (CSD). This new building will be located just north of Dundas on Church Street and will be home to four academic health services programs, Toronto Met. University food services, administration, and a student residence. Responsibilities CVL 354Remote Sensing and Image AnalysisThe course covers an overview of the principles of remote sensing and image analysis from a Geomatics Engineering perspective. Topics include: basic characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, radiation interactions with terrestrial materials and atmospheric effects, remote sensing platforms, active and passive sensors, geometric and radiometric corrections, visual image interpretation, image enhancement and transformation, thematic classification, applications of change detection, environmental monitoring and mapping.Weekly Contact: Lab: 2 hrs. Lecture: 3 hrs. 1. Marking of Midterms and Final Exams: The Supervising Instructor is required to mark the midterm tests and final exams. No Graduate Assistant (GA) is allowed to mark midterm tests and final exams. 2. Meeting with the Supervising Instructor to Discuss Duties/Responsibilities The Supervising Instructor is the RFA professor or the CUPE 1 instructors responsible for the delivery of the course that the Graduate Assistant is appointed to assist with. i) Initial Meeting: The first meeting with the Supervising Instructor is after the Graduate Assistant receives and accepts their letter of appointment. The purpose of this meeting is to review and confirm the hours of work, the start date/end date, the assigned duties, the expected hours of work breakdown, the standard of performance expected, etc. If it is determined at this meeting that changes need to be made to the Workload Form, e.g., a redistribution of duties, the Supervising Instructor will revise the Workload Form and they, along with the Graduate Assistant, must sign the Form. The Graduate Assistant must receive a copy of the revised Form. If there is a change to the hours, the Supervising Instructor must share the revised Workload Form with the Administrative Assistant so they can complete a job change. If more hours are required this needs to be discussed with and approved by Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies prior to revising the Workload Form and completing a job change. ii) Midpoint Meeting: The second meeting is at the midpoint of the semester. It is a shared responsibility between the Supervising Instructor and the Graduate Assistant to ensure that the total hours of work as defined in the letter of appointment and Workload Form are not exceeded on a semester basis. As such, this midpoint meeting is to confirm that the assigned hours are sufficient to carry out the assigned duties. Again, at this meeting, if the Supervising Instructor determines that there is a redistribution of duties, they must complete a revised Workload Form and share a copy with the Graduate Assistant. If there is a change in the number of hours they will be working, they must revise the Workload Form and share it with the Administrative Assistant so they can complete a job change. Again, if more hours are required this needs to be discussed with and approved by Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies prior to revising the Workload Form and completing a job change. Any time there is a revision to the Workload Form both the Supervising Instructor and the Graduate Assistant must sign the revised Form and the Graduate Assistant must receive a copy of the revised Form. 3. Graduate Assistant Evaluations As per the CUPE 3 Collective Agreement, Article 15.01 (b) The employee's Supervising Instructor shall complete a performance evaluation of the employee in accordance with the Performance Evaluation Form. The performance evaluation shall be discussed with and signed by the Graduate Assistant. The Performance Evaluation Forms can be found at the VPFA website below: https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/collective-agreements/cupe-3-collective-agreement/ 4. Delivery of Tutorials/Labs: The Supervising Instructor is responsible for providing the GAs with materials to be covered in tutorials/labs to fill the entire time slot for each session. In case of tutorials, the materials include solutions or solution outlines of the examples to be presented. 5. Developing and Marking Assignments: The Supervising Instructor is responsible for developing assignments that are different from those used in the preceding course offering. The Supervising Instructor is also responsible for developing model assignment solutions, which shall be shared altogether with marking scheme or evaluation rubrics to GAs. The GA is responsible for understanding the assignment solutions in order to effectively implement the marking scheme. 6. Requirements for GA position: In case of online delivery, the GA is expected to have their own computer and Internet connection infrastructure. 7. Graduate Assistant Confidentiality Acknowledgment and Signature: The Graduate Assistant acknowledges the following: That in the day to day carrying out of their assigned duties, they are privy to special conversations, email, calls, chats, reports, assignments, video recordings, as well as any and all other communications and documentation formats, prepared and submitted by student(s) to their respective Graduate Assistant(s), using a Toronto Metropolitan University email account, for the sole purposes of understanding and meeting their course related requirements. The Graduate Assistant(s) and student(s) enter an implied and privileged relationship, the duration of which extends beyond the Academic Term. Any and all submissions or correspondences shared by student(s) with their respective Graduate Assistant(s) for review are done so in good faith, and motivated by the sole purpose of assessing students' comprehension and application of course materials, in accordance with the Course Management document shared by the Professor or Instructor at the beginning of the term. Any and all materials submitted by the student(s) are therefore deemed confidential and under no circumstances may be released in part or full, for public dissemination, using any of the following media platforms (including by not limited to): LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, magazine articles and verbal interviews). Please sign below in acknowledgement and adherence to the Graduate Assistant/Student(s) relationship integrity. Qualifications Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant at the University (if applicable).Enrolled in: 1st year Masters, 2nd year Masters or PhDGreater preference will be accorded first to Doctoral candidates, then Master's candidates.Relevant Experience: ***Civil MASc or PhD Applicants Only*** Took similar course in Undergraduate level and/or have experience as GA in such course MUST discuss with the instructor the experience required. All relevant TMU Safety Certification must be provided before hiring is finalized. They include those listed below: Signed Confidentiality Agreement - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u8k5VQlI-isoqTlPERvEJGcGh9uhra7C/view MANDATORY FOR GA POSITIONS SCHEDULED IN PHYSICAL LABS: IRM, EHS & WHMIS - D2L ELearning Instructions https://www.torontomu.ca/facilities-management-development/environmental-health-safety/mandatory-safety-training/d2l-elearning-instructions/ Salary & Compensation September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025Master - $49.93 per hourPhD - $53.91 per hourSeptember 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026Master - $51.17 per hourPhD - $55.26 per hour Additional Information No job description available