Applications of Remote Sensing (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24DGEO816
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective: This course will help develop basic skills to interpret remote sensing images for various applications in geography. 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning Outcome

(at   course level)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

CourseTitle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24DGEO

816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications of Remote Sensing

(Practical) 

CO218: Identify and prepare maps of natural and cultural landscape

CO219:            Identification             and mapping     of             elements           of settlements,       transport networks, land use and field pattern

CO220: Apply remote sensing techniques in environmental management

CO221: Apply remote sensing

techniques in floods, earthquakes, cyclones.

CO222: Apply remote sensing techniques in forest fire, droughts and desertification CO223: Contribute effectively

in course-specific interaction

 

Approach

in

Teaching:

Observation,

Conduction           and

Compiling data

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning     File work/Report writing, learning by doing.

Viva, Continuous assessment, Semester

             end

examinations, Individual and Group   team work. 

 

12.00

Identification and mapping of elements of natural and cultural landscape including topography. Drainage, vegetation

 

 

12.00

Identification and mapping of elements of settlements, transport networks, land use and field pattern.

 

 

12.00

Application of remote sensing in management of environmental problems

 

12.00

Application of remote sensing in management of natural hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones.

 

 

12.00

Application of remote sensing in management of forest fire, droughts and desertification

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings: 

1.     Fazal, S. and Rahman, A : Geographic Information System (GIS) Terminology, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi, 2007.        

2.     Heywood, Ian Cornelius, Sarah and Steve Carver.:An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, 2nd ed.,Pearson Education Limited, Toronto, 2006.       

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings: 

1.     Siddiqui, M.A.: Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, ShardaPustakBhavan, Allahabad, 2006.

2.     Lo, C.P and Albert K.W.,Yeung: Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems, 2nd ed., Pearson Education Inc., Toronto, Canada, 2007.

3.     Reddy,M. Anji, 2012, Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, BS Publications.

Lillesand, Kiefer, Chipman, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, Wiley Publication

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