This course is the forefront progress in Earth Observation System, which aims to related disciplines graduate of resources, environment, ecology, and 3S technology, the students will get a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of international hotspots and development trends of land satellites, meteorological satellites, oceanic satellites, environmental satellites, mapping satellites and airborne remote sensing earth observation system technologies, to broaden the students’ observing systems technology knowledge, to improve students' ability in scientific research in the future application of earth observation systems technology.