Environmental 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 (GI8703), 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 environmental geoinformatics is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- The objective of this course is to expose the students to the applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for water quality assessment, soil degradation assessment and monitoring pollution.
Unit I
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Unit II
Soil Conservation and Management
Formation of Soils- classification – land forms- soil erosion-factors influencing soil erosion, soil contamination- distribution and accumulation of contaminants such as toxic metals, synthetic chemicals in soil- mining pollution- methods of conservation- afforestation- EMR responses with contaminated soil – modeling soil characteristics using satellite data-soil degradation assessment using Remote Sensing and GIS- Land reclamation.
Unit III
Ecology and Ecosystem
Conservation and resource management – spectral reflectance from vegetated surface – Stress monitoring – Land cover and Land use mapping – forest conservation – Biodiversity-biomonitoring of the environment and Remote Sensing – wild life studies – Revenue management-environment and ecological concerns- Resource development in remote areas-Impacts of anthropogenic activity- Solid Waste management, Design of collection network using GIS.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Sensors and Data for Environmental Monitoring
Sensors for environmental monitoring – sensors – LIDAR- LASER Remote Sensing – EMR -absorption spectrometers – selection of ground truth sites-sea truth observation – Radar techniques for sensing ocean surface – thermal measurements- application of remote sensing for oil slicks mapping – Chlorophyll detection – Fisheries resources – Coastal marine studies -determination of temperature and sea state.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the student will be able to appreciate
- The possible applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in water quality, soil conservation and ecology
- The availability various remote sensing sensors for acquiring environmental datasets
- The use of satellite remote sensing in climatology and air pollution studies
Text Books:
- Andrew N. Rencz, Manual of Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring, John Wiley and Sons Inc, April 2004.
- Baretl, E.C. and Culis I.F. Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing, Second edition, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1993.
References:
- Lintz, J.and Simonent, D.S.Remote sensing of environment Addision Wesley, Rading mars, 1976.
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