Remote Sensing and GIS Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Remote Sensing and GIS B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. III Year II Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code:CE621OE 3/0/0/3
Pre Requisites: Surveying
Course Objectives: This course will make the student to understand about the principles of GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Systems, and its applications to Engineering Problems.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Retrieve the information content of remotely sensed data
- Analyze the energy interactions in the atmosphere and earth surface features
- Interpret the images for preparation of thematic maps
- Apply problem specific remote sensing data for engineering applications
- Analyze spatial and attribute data for solving spatial problems
- Create GIS and cartographic outputs for presentation
UNIT – I: Introduction to Photogrammetry: Principles& types of aerial photograph, geometry of
vertical aerial photograph, Scale & Height measurement on single vertical aerial photograph, Height measurement based on relief displacement, Fundamentals of stereoscopy, fiducial points, parallax measurement using fiducial line.
UNIT – II: Remote Sensing: Basic concept of remote sensing, Data and Information, Remote sensing
data Collection, Remote sensing advantages & Limitations, Remote Sensing process. Electro-magnetic Spectrum, Energy interactions with atmosphere and with earth surface features (soil, water, vegetation), Indian Satellites and Sensors characteristics, Resolution, Map and Image and False color composite, introduction to digital data, elements of visual interpretation techniques.
UNIT – III: Geographic Information Systems: Introduction to GIS; Components of a GIS; Geospatial
Data: Spatial Data-Attribute data – Joining Spatial and Attribute data; GIS Operations:
Spatial Data Input- Attribute data Management –Data display- Data Exploration- Data
Analysis. COORDINATE SYSTEMS: Geographic Coordinate System: Approximation of the
Earth, Datum; Map Projections: Types of Map Projections-Map projection parametersCommonly
used Map Projections – Projected coordinate Systems
TEXT BOOKS:
- Remote Sensing and GIS Lillesand and Kiefer, John Willey 2008.
- Remote Sensing and GIS B. Bhatta by Oxford Publishers 2015.
- Introduction to Geographic Information System – Kang-Tsung Chang, McGraw-Hill 2015
- REFERENCES:
- Concepts & Techniques of GIS by C. P. Lo Albert, K.W. Yonng, Prentice Hall (India) Publications.
- Principals of Geo physical Information Systems – Peter A Burragh and Rachael A. Mc Donnell, Oxford Publishers 2004.
- Basics of Remote sensing & GIS by S. Kumar, Laxmi Publications.
For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Civil Engineering 3rd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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