GI3401: Sensors and Data products syllabus for Geo 2021 regulation

Sensors and Data products detailed syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Geo 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 Geoinformatics Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Geo 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of sensors and data products is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

OPTICAL AND IR SENSORS 9 Land observation satellites, IRS series, LANDSAT series, SPOT series, High resolution satellites, character and applications, CARTOSAT series, IKONOS Series, QUICKBIRD series, Weather/Meteorological satellites, INSAT series – data formats

Unit II

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Unit III

HYPERSPECTRAL SENSORS 9 Scanner types and characterization – specifications of various sensors Spectrographic imagers-hyperspectral sensors, Design tradeoffs. Data formats and systems, AVIRIS, CASI, NASA Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS), Hyperion – VEDAS

Unit IV

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Unit V

APPLICATION AREAS 9 Data download – climatic data- oceanic data – coastal data – land data – rainfall data; applications – rainfall vs NDVI, PPI- LST vs land use – wind vector and oceans current; mini project

Course Outcomes:

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Text Books:

1. Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing (Atmosphere, Ocean, Land and Cryosphere Applications), Bill Emery, Adriano Camps, First edition, 2017.
2. Landsat Data Continuity Mission(LI) Data format Control Book – USGS
3. Eni G.Njoku /Surface waves and Fluxes: Chapter-Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature,1990,Volume 8,ISBN: 978-94-010-6769-0.

Reference Books:

1. Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach, Emilio Chuvieco, Third Edition, 2020.
2. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Principles and Applications, Marcus Borengasser, First Edition, 2007.
3. Advances in Environmental Remote sensing: QihaoWeng, 1st Edition. 2017.

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Geoinformatics Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Geo 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

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