Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System

Paper Code: 
GEO 421
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To make the students understand the principles, applications, trends, and pertinent issues of geographical information systems and sciences, including remote sensing (RS), Photogrammetry, cartography, and global positioning systems (GPS) and also  to increase awareness of GIS and modelling tools for improving competition and business potential.

15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Remote Sensing
  • Introduction to Remote Sensing; Fundamental principles, Electromagnetic radiation, EMR spectrum, EMR interaction with atmosphere and earth surface features,   
  • Photogrammetry; Aerial photographs: Types Characteristics; Scale and Geometry Aerial photographs, Relief displacement.
15.00
Unit II: 
GIS
  • Definition and scope of GIS; Components of GIS; development of GIS.
  • Implications of spherical and planar coordinate systems and their transformations in GIS; Georeferencing and implications of Earth’s shape and datum in GIS;
  • Data model: Raster and Vector models for geographic data representation; GIS data standards—concepts and components;
  • Digital Elevation Model (DEM): process, derivatives and applications
15.00
Unit III: 
GPS

Introduction to GPS; GPS, Remote sensing and GIS integration; Remote Sensing Platform; Application of remote sensing, GPS and GIS in Urban planning, rural planning, water resource, environment, land use and land cover mapping

15.00
Unit IV: 
RS Software

·         Graphic User Interface of RS Software – GIS Software

Data Input: Spatial and Non-Spatial; Scanning, Digitizing and; Data Import and Export; Data Registration, Georeferencing; Mosaic preparation

15.00
Unit V: 
Working on Data
  • Topology Building, Data Editing and Cleaning; Geo-Referencing;
  • Projection and Datum; Coordinate Transformation; Linking Spatial and Non-Spatial. Data; Data Base Creation; Attribute Handling
Essential Readings: 
  • Adrados, C., Girard, I., Gendner, J., & Janeau, G. (2002). Global Positioning System (GPS) location accuracy due to selective availability removal. C. R. Biologies, 325, 165-170.
  • Arvanitis, L., Ramachandran, B., Brackett, D., Rasoul, H., & Du, X. (2000). Multiresource inventories incorporating GIS, GPS and database management systems: A conceptual model. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 28, 89-100.
  • Ellis, E. A., Nair, P. K. R., Linehan, P. E., Beck, H. W. & Blance, C. A. (2000). A GIS-based database management application for agroforestry planning and tree selection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 27, 41-55.
  • Lillesand, Remote Sensing And Image Interpretation, 5Th , John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
  • Walsh, A. and J. C. Ollenburger, 2000: Essential Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Conceptual Approach. Prentice Hall, pp. 320. ISBN-13: 978-0130193391
Academic Year: 
2019-2020