Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System detail syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (AI8702), 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 agri 7th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Agri 7th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for remote sensing and geographical information system is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- To introduce the principles and basic concepts of Remote Sensing and GIS
- To introduce the remote sensing systems, data products and analysis
- To introduce the spatial data models, analysis and presentation techniques
- To study the applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in agriculture, soil and water resources
Unit I
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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
Concepts of Gis
Definition – Map and their influences – Characteristics of Maps – Elements – Map scale, Projection, Coordinate systems – Sources of spatial data – History and development of GIS -Definition – Components – Hardware and Software.
Unit IV
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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
Course Outcome:
- The students will understand the remote sensing principles, remote sensing systems satellite data processing and available data products.
- The students will understand decision making process using DBMS and utilization of these advanced techniques in addressing the real world problems.
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.
References:
- Bettinger, P., and Michael, G.W., Geographical Information System: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New Delhi, 2003
- Ian Heywood., An Introduction to GIS, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2001.
- Jeffery Star and John Estes, Geographical Information System – An Introduction, Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.
- Patel A.N and Surendra Singh, Remote sensing principles and applications, Scientific Publishers , Jodhpur 1992
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