Physics for Geoinformatics Engineering 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 (PH8202), Category (BS), 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 2nd sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Geo 2nd Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for physics for geoinformatics engineering is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To understand the principles of radiation mechanism, and energy interactions with atmosphere and earth features.
- To gain knowledge about the gravitational fields and its variations on earth.
- To introduce imaging and non-imaging sensors in measuring and recoding energy variations.
Unit I
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Unit II
Interaction of Emr With Atmosphere and Earths Surface
Introduction to atmosphere, atmospheric composition, atmospheric scattering, Rayleigh scattering, Mie scattering, non-selective scattering -atmospheric absorption – atmospheric windows, refraction
– interaction of EMR earths surface – reflection – transmission – spectral signature – reflectance characteristics of Earths cover type: Vegetation, water, soil – Interaction of microwave with atmosphere and Earths surface – Radar – Radar operating principle – radar equation – Side Looking Airborne Radar – Definitions: Incidence angle, look angle, depression angle, Azimuth angle – Spatial resolution in radar – Synthetic Aperture radar.
Unit III
Optics for Remote Sensing
Lenses, mirrors, prisms – Defects of lens – chromatic aberration – longitudinal chromatic aberration
– achromatism of lenses – achromatism for two lenses in contact – separated by a distance -spherical aberration – minimization of Spherical aberration – coma and astigmatism – Radiative Transfer Functions, Lamella Pack, Volume scattering – Principles of photography: black and white photography – sensitivity – speed – characteristic curve – developing and printing – basic colour photography – construction of colour films – film type – types of filter – and its uses.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Electro-Optic Non-Imaging and Imaging Sensors
Photomultipliers, photo resistors, photodiodes, nonselective detectors – Optical receivers: PIN diode and APD – Detectors: Basic detector mechanisms, noise in detectors. Thermal and photo emissive detectors, Photoconductive and photovoltaic detectors, performance limits, Photography: Sensitivity, time and frequency response – hybrid photo detectors – Imaging detectors – eye and vision, photographic film, Camera tubes, solid-state arrays, video: Detector electronics, detector interfacing – CCD camera.
Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course,
- the students will have knowledge on electromagnetic radiation,
- the students will acquire knowledge on interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter and its applications in radar,
- the students will get knowledge on geometrical optics and its applications in remote sensing,
- the students will gain knowledge on the importance of gravitation and types of satellites for different applications, and
- the students will understand the basics of optical devices and their applications in optolectronics.
Text Books:
- Andrews, D.G. An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Manual of Remote Sensing, Published by American Society of Photogrammetry, 1988.
- Paul Menzel, W. Remote sensing applications with meteorological satellites, NOAA Satellite Information Service, 2006.
References:
- Anij Reddy, M. Textbook of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information systems, B S Publications, Hyderabad, 2008.
- Graham Smith, F., King, T.A. and Wilkins, D. Optics and Photonics: An Introduction, John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
- Lillesand, T.M., Kiefer, R.W and Chipman, J.W. Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. Wiley India, 2007.
- McLean, I.S. Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation, Springer Science and Business Media, 2008.
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