Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of remote sensing and geographical information system is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
CONCEPTS OF REMOTE SENSING AND SATELLITES Definition- Historical background – Components of remote sensing – Energy source, electromagnetic spectrum, radiation principle, platforms and sensors – Active and passive remote sensing interference – Atmospheric effects on remote sensing – Energy interaction with earth surface feature – Data acquisition – Reflectance, spectral signatures for water, soil and vegetation.-Satellites – Types – Sun synchronous – Geo synchronous remote sensing satellites -LANDSAT,SPOT & IRS – Resolution – Spectral, spatial, radiometric and Temporal resolution -Recent satellites with its applications
Unit II
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Unit III
CONCEPTS OF GIS Definition – Map and their influences – Characteristics of Maps – Elements – Map scale, Projection, Coordinate systems – Sources of spatial data – History and development of GIS -Definition – Components – Hardware and Software.
Unit IV
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Unit V
APPLICATION OF RS AND GIS Crop Acreage estimation – Estimation of Crop Water Requirement – Crop condition – Soil mapping – classification of soil with digital numbers – soil erosion mapping- reservoir sedimentation using image processing – Inventory of water resources – water quality assessment – Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Precision Agriculture – Monitor Crop Health – Management Decision Support Systems
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Bettinger, P., and Michael, G.W., “Geographical Information System: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management,” Tata McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New Delhi, 2003
- Ian Heywood., “An Introduction to GIS”, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2001.
- Jeffery Star and John Estes, “Geographical Information System – An Introduction,” Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.
- Patel A.N & Surendra Singh, “Remote sensing principles & applications”, Scientific Publishers , Jodhpur 1992
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the remote sensing principles and systems.
- Gain sufficient knowledge on satellite data processing and available data products.
- Know the concept of GIS and its tools.
- Have knowledge on data input and analysis techniques.
- Utilize these advanced techniques in addressing the real world problems.
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