Remote sensing and GIS Applications in Environmental Management detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Env 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 Environmental Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Env 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Env Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of remote sensing and gis applications in environmental management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ELEMENTS OF REMOTE SENSING Historical Perspective, Principles of remote sensing, components of Remote Sensing, Energy source and electromagnetic radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, Energy interaction, Spectral response pattern of earth surface features, Energy recording technology
Unit II
REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY Classification of Remote Sensing Systems, Aerial photographs, Photographic systems -Across track and along track scanning, Multispectral remote sensing, Thermal remote sensing, Microwave remote sensing – Active and passive sensors, RADAR, LIDAR
Unit III
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Unit IV
REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES Visual image interpretation, Digital image processing – Image rectification, Enhancement, transformation, Classification, Data merging – Remote sensing applications in Monitoring and management of environment – Conservation of resources, Disaster management, Sustainable urban land use, Agriculture, EIA, Marine and Coastal zone management – Case studies
Unit V
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM CASE STUDIES GIS – Concepts and components, Spatial and non-spatial data, Vector and raster data structures, Data analysis, Database management – RS – GIS Integration, Image processing software, GIS software GIS applications in Monitoring and management of environment – Case studies.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the students are able to
- Know the remote sensing principle and the different stages of remote sensing
- Understand the various type remote sensing technology.
- Apply the knowledge of satellite sensing system for different environmental issues.
- Apply the knowledge of GIS and image analysis for environmental applications.
- Develop the GIS data base. And work with multi-disciplinary team.
Reference Books:
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