Geographical Information System detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities 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. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of 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
DATA PRODUCTS AND IMAGE ANALYSIS Data products -based on level of processing- o/p – scale – area/coverage – data availability -data ordering- data price – Image interpretation – Visual interpretation elements – interpretation key. Digital image processing – Image enhancement – image classification – Supervised and unsupervised – Vegetation Indices.
Unit III
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Unit IV
DATA INPUT AND ANALYSIS Data – Spatial, Non-Spatial – Database models – Hierarchical network, Relational and Object Oriented Data Models – Raster and Vector – Methods of Data input – Data Editing – Files and formats – Data structure – Data compression. Introduction to analysis – Measurements – Queries – Reclassification – Simple spatial analysis – Buffering – Neighboring functions – Map overlay -Vector and raster – Spatial interpolation – Modelling in GIS – Digital Elevation Modelling – Expert systems
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:
- Anji Reddy. M, Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, BS Publications, Hyderbad, 2001
- Lillesand, T. M., and Kiefer, R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2000.
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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.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem, visit Agri 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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