Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS

Paper Code: 
GEO 143
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
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 modeling tools for improving competition and business potential.

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

CLO 04:  To develop a basic understanding of the students of the subject from a geographical perspective.

CLO 05:  They will be able to  interrelate and pursue this science in their academic involvements.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration,

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz,

Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

15.00

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

Definition and scope of GIS; Components of GIS; development of GIS.

Map Projection

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

Introduction to GPS; GPS, Remote sensing and GIS integration;

Mobile GIS and its application

Open source Portal : Importance & Uses

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;

Topology Building, Data Editing and Cleaning; Geo-Referencing;

Projection and Datum; Coordinate Transformation; Linking Spatial and Non-Spatial. Data; Data Base Creation; Attribute Handling

GPS and GIS in Urban planning, rural planning, water resource, environment, land use and land cover mapping.

Remote Sensing in Agriculture – An Overview, Principles of crop identification and Crop inventory, Soil morphology and classification

References: 
  • 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.
  • BasudebBhatta, Remote sensing and GIS, Oxford University Press, Nov 2011
  • David L.Verbyla -  Practical GIS Analysis
  • 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: 
2021-2022