Agriculture and Forestry for Geoinformatics detail syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (GI8701), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other geo 7th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Geo 7th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for agriculture and forestry for geoinformatics is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- This course enables the students to understand and apply remote sensing and GIS techniques in various fields of agriculture, soil, land and forest resources.
Unit I
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Unit II
Remote Sensing for Soil
Introduction – soil survey, types of soil surveys – soil genesis and soil classification -soil taxonomy -soil reflectance properties – soil mapping using remote sensing – problem soils -saline, alkali soil characteristics – mapping of saline alkaline soils – soil erosion and sedimentation – assessment of soil erosion – estimation of reservoir capacity.
Unit III
Land Evaluation and Management
Introduction – land use / land cover definition – land use / land cover classification-concepts and approaches of land evaluation – Change dynamics – Land capability assessments – decision support system for land use planning – optimum land use planning for sustainable agriculture.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Forest Management
Introduction – forest taxonomy – inventory of forests – forest type and density mapping-biomass assessment – timber volume estimation – factors for forest degradation-mapping degraded forests
– deforestation and afforestation – forest fire mapping and damage assessment – species mapping
– sustainable development of forests.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand
- Characterization of crops using Remote Sensing tools
- The concepts of soil mapping through remote sensing
- The evaluation of land capability for better land use planning
Text Books:
- Srinivas, M.G., Remote Sensing Applications, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2001.
- Andrew Rencz, Manual of Remote Sensing. Vol.3. Edn.3. Remote Sensing for the Earth Sciences, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1999
References:
- Jensen, J.R., Remote Sensing of the Environment – An Earth Resource Perspective. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2001
- Agarwal, C.S. and P.K.Garg, Textbook on Remote Sensing in Natural Resources Monitoring and Management. Wheeler Publishing, New Delhi, 2000
- Narayan, L.R.A., Remote Sensing and its Applications. Universities Press (India) Ltd.,Hyderabad, 2001.
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