REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

Paper Code: 
PES 253
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 
INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING AND AERIAL PHOTOINTERPRETATION
  • Introduction               
  • Development of aerial photography
  • Fundamental principles of aerial photography
  • Types of aerial photographs, types of films
  • Stereoscopic vision and its conditions
  • Different viewing instruments
  • Scale of aerial photographs

 

12.00
Unit II: 
PRINCIPLES OF SATELLITE BASED REMOTE SENSING
  • Development of remote sensing
  • Fundamental principles of remote sensing-electromagnetic radiation
  • EM spectrum
  • Atmospheric windows
  • Interaction with earth materials
  • Microwave sensors

Meteorological  satellites

12.00
Unit III: 
INTERPRETATION OF DATA PRODUCTS
  • Data products- Photographic and digital data
  • False colour composites
  • Elements of interpretation of satellite imagery
  • Spectral signatures,
  • Ground truth
  • Visual analysis of remotely sensed data
12.00
Unit IV: 
APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING
  • Surface water pollution monitoring,
  • Location of ground water rich zones
  • Forest management
  • Preparation of land use/ studies
  • Geological studies(tectonics, mineral exploration)

 

12.00
Unit V: 
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

Principles of digital image processing- Image enhancement

  • Introduction to GIS- Functional elements (components) of GIS
  • Applications of GIS.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • M. Anji Reddy: Textbook of remote sensing and GIS, Hyderabad: B.S. Publications
  • Study Material (Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecotourism.
  • A.N. Patel and Surendra Singh. Remote Sensing : Principles and ApplicationsJodhpur, Scientific, 2004
  • S M Rashid B S Sokhi. Remote Sensing Of Urban Environment(1999) Manak Publications
  • P.Nag and M.Kudrat. Digital remote sensing .Publisher: Concept
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