Unit 1 FUNDAMENTAL OF REMOTE SENSING

5 lecture hours

• Definition –Components of Remote Sensing –Active and Passive Remote Sensing – Electro Magnetic Spectrum – Interaction of EMR With the Earth’s Surface – Interactions with the Atmosphere Energy Sources and Radiation
• Active and Passive Remote Sensing
• Energy Interaction with the Earth Surface Features
• Data Acquisition and Recording
• Remote Sensing Data Products

Unit 2 IMAGE INTERPRETATION AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING -

4 lecture hours

• Introduction to Digital Image and Imaging Sensors- Data Formats of Digital Image- Display of Digital Image - Image Processing Systems – Strategies – Keys – Equipment – Fundamentals of Image Classification and Analysis

Unit 3 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM -

• Introduction to GIS- Definitions of GIS and related terminology - Components of GIS – GIS Data – Georeferenced data – introduction to data input and output in GIS– Fundamentals of data quality and Management 06 Subject Code: 3150617 w.e.f

Unit 4 SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS -Characteristics of Map Coordinate systems-

6 lecture hours

• Introduction to Map projections- Geo-referencing Frameworks and Reference Coordinate Systems
• GIS analysis functions – Retrieval – Reclassification – Buffering and Neighborhood – Overlaying – Data Output – Fundamentals of GIS Analysis functions

Unit 5 SOFTWARE - GIS and Image interpretation Software – Salient features – Capabilities

4 lecture hours

• and Limitations
• Data management in public domain GIS software- Attribute Data Management

Unit 6 APPLICATIONS - Application of Remote Sensing / GIS– Case studies

3 lecture hours

• GIS and Remote Sensing – Usefulness in Civil Engineering