Anna University B.Tech GI (R13) 6th Sem Open Source GIS Syllabus

Open Source GIS for B.Tech 6th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Open Source GIS B.Tech (R13) sixthsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES:

The open source options are for research and development. It helps the candidate to think creatively and independently in Geoinformatics project implementation. It also gives complete freedom to modify the software to suit the needs. The course exposes to major avenues of open source opportunities.

UNIT I : BASICS FOR OPEN SOURCE IMPLEMENTATION              [9 hours]
Open Source Software and Freeware W3C, WWW and Protocols – Software standards and open source GIS -OGC , GDAL and OSGeo, FOSS4G – Open source software for Desktop GIS and WEB mapping – Proprietary vs Open source – OGC Standards.

UNIT II : OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT      [9 hours]
Linux and Windows – Post gresSQL and Oracle Engines – C,C++, OOP and Java streams – GNU, SUN Solaris, Mosix – WAP and Android stack –Scripts and Macros.

UNIT III : DESKTOP GIS WITH OPEN SOURCE GIS        [9 hours]
View Graphics – Data exchanges- portability and interoperability – Raster handling and Image analysis – vector data management –Rater and vector analysis – 2D/3D vectors with topology, 3D Voxel, 2D Raster.

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[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]

OUTCOMES: At the end of the course the student will be able to understand

• Concepts and protocols used in Open Source GIS
• Functionalities of Open Source GIS software in Desktop and Web based environments
• The availability of various Open Source GIS software and their architecture

TEXTBOOKS :

• Mitchell T „Web mapping illustrated‟, O‟Reilly Media Inc., Sebastopol, Canada, 2005
• Neteler M, Helena M „Open source GIS: A GRASS GIS approach‟, 3
  rd edition, Springer, New York, 2008
• Bill Kropla Beginning Map Server: Open Source GIS Development, Apress (Springer Verlog) New York, 2005

REFERENCE:

• Peng, Z.R. and Tsou, M.H. Internet GIS: distributed geographic information services for the Internet and wireless networks. New York: John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2003

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