Capacity to integrate information from many sources.Complex analysis/queries involving geographical reference data to generate new information It is used for data mining, data compression, artificial intelligence, network and traffic modelling, vision and image analysis.
Option1: Application of GIS Software
Option2: Interpretation of Satellite Images using RS Software
Suggested Readings:
Option 1: Environment Studies:
Basics of environment, ecological aspects of environment, impact of man on biosphere, atmospheric pollution, industrial waste, solid waste management, water quality management ,pollution monitoring equipment, visual and digital analysis of remotely sensed data, detection of spectral properties of air, land and water pollution.
Option 2: Forestry:
Biotic and Abiotic components, forest ecosystem, forest types of India. Conservation of forest ecosystem, forest surveying, forest planning, forest soils. Urban forestry. Role of Remote sensing in forest monitoring and mapping.
Option 3: Agriculture:
Ecology, ecosystem. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Climate elements as factors of crop growth, impact of changing environment on crop pattern .Role of Remote sensing in crop production forecasting and monitoring .Disease monitoring, floods, water logging mapping and monitoring.