JNTUK B.Tech Remote Sensing and GIS Applications gives you detail information of Remote Sensing and GIS Applications R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Lecture : 3 hrs/Week : —– Internal Assessment : Marks
Tutorial : 1Hrs / Week : —– Semester End Examination : Marks
Practical : — Credits : 3
Course Learning Objectives
The course is designed to
- Introduce the basic principles of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.
- Learn various types of sensors and platforms
- learn concepts of visual and digital image analyses
- Understand the principles of spatial analysis
- Appreciate application of RS and GIS to Civil engineering
Course outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to
- Be familiar with ground, air and satellite based sensor platforms.
- Interpret the aerial photographs and satellite imageries
- Create and input spatial data for GIS application
- Apply RS and GIS concepts in water resources engineering
SYLLABUS
UNIT – I : Introduction to remote sensing: Basic concepts of remote sensing, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic spectrum, interaction with atmosphere, energy interaction with the earth surfaces characteristics of remote sensing systems. Sensors and platforms: Introduction, types of sensors, airborne remote sensing, spaceborne remote sensing, image data characteristics, digital image data formats-band interleaved by pixel, band interleaved by line, band sequential, IRS, LANDSAT, SPOT.
UNIT – II : Image analysis: Introduction, elements of visual interpretations, digital image processing- image preprocessing, image enhancement, image classification, supervised classification, unsupervised classification.
UNIT – III : Geographic Information System: Introduction, key components, application areas of GIS, map projections. Data entry and preparation: spatial data input, raster data models, vector
data models.
UNIT – IV : Spatial data analysis: Introduction, overlay function-vector overlay operations, raster overlay operations, arithmetic operators, comparison and logical operators, conditional expressions, overlay using a decision table, network analysis-optimal path finding, network allocation, network tracing.
UNIT – V : RS and GIS applications General: Land cover and land use, agriculture, forestry, geology, geomorphology, urban applications.
UNIT – VI : Application to Hydrology and Water Resources: Flood zoning and mapping, groundwater prospects and potential recharge zones, watershed management.
TEXT BOOKS
- Bhatta B (2008), ‘Remote sensing and GIS’, Oxford University Press
- Lillesand, T.M, R.W. Kiefer and J.W. Chipman (2013) ‘Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation’, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
- Schowenger, R. A (2006) ‘Remote Sensing’ Elsevier publishers.
- ‘Fundamentals of Remote Sensing’ by George Joseph, Universities Press, 2013.
‘Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems’ by Demers, M.N, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd, 2013.
REFERENCES
- ‘Remote Sensing and its Applications’ by Narayan LRA, Universities Press, 2012.
- ‘Concepts and Techniques of Geographical Information System’ by Chor Pang Lo and A K W Yeung, Prentice Hall (India), 2006
- ‘Introduction to Geographic Information Systems’ by Kand Tsung Chang, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2009.
- ‘Basics of Remote sensing & GIS’ by Kumar S, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
- ‘Principals of Geographical Information Systems’ by Burrough P A and R.A. McDonnell, Oxford University Press, 1998.
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