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Syllabus for Pre Ph.D/Pre M.Phil/Pre MS w.e.f 2010-11 admitted batches

SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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1 Principles of Remote Sensing R101801

2 Digital Image Processing R101802

3 Elements of Photogrammetry R101803

4 Geodesy R101804

5 Fundaments of GIS R101805

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1 Remote Sensing Applications R101851

2 Disaster management and

Decision Support SystemR101852

3 Concepts of GPS and

ApplicationsR101853

4 GIS Analysis and Applications R101854

5 Internet GIS R101855


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Subject Code R101801

PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING

Unit I: Fundamentals:

Definition Scope types- chronological development Energy sources ElectroMagnetic Radiation

Unit II: Energy interactions:Energy interaction in the atmosphere atmospheric windows energy interaction with

earth surface features- spectral reflectance patterns for different regions of EMR. Factors

affecting remote sensing signatures

Unit III: Platforms:Types of PlatformsIdeal and real remote sensing system. Advantages and limitations of

satellite remote sensing.

Unit IV: Geostationary Satellites and Data Products:

Satellite programs of the world - geostationary satellites and its orbits, Data Products orbit system sensor characteristics - meteorological, ocean monitoring and

telecommunication satellites. ApplicationsGround truth data collection Satellite data

types.

Unit V: Remote Sensors:Opto-mechanical & Electro-optical sensor systemsLANDSAT, SPOT, IRS, Quick bird

and IKONOS, other recent satellites scanning and orbiting mechanismsresolutions

SpatialSpectralTemporal - Radiometric - Image Interpretation elements, Orbital.

Unit VI: Thermal Remote Sensing:Radiant fluxheat transferthermal infrared radiationthermal properties of materials

emissivity of materialsthermal inertia of Earth surface features. Thermal IR detection

and imaging characteristics of TIR images. Factors controlling IR Survey

applications.

Unit VII: Microwave Remote Sensing:Meaningairborne radar systemSLARcomponents, imaging system, wavelengthsrange and azimuth resolutionreal aperture and synthetic aperture systems, geometry of

radar images - mosaics. image characteristics: wavelength, surface roughness,

orientation, moisture content, polarization, look direction and look angle, physical

properties, electrical properties: dielectric constant, topographic factors, layover, foreshadowing, radar shadow, corner reflection

Unit VIII: Hyper Spectral Remote Sensing:Spectroscopy, Image cube, hyperian/HYSI, Spectral matching, Data Libraries,Application of Hyperspsectral data, MODIS


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TEXT BOOKS:1. Dr. M. Anjireddy, Remote Sensing & GIS (2009) B.S. Publication2. Lillisand T.M and R.W.Kiefer (2004) 4th edition. Remote sensing and image

interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, New York.3. Sabins F.F Jr Latest Remote Sensing: Principles and Interpretation, W.H.Freeman& Co., New York. Third edition.

4. James B. Campbel, 4th Edition, Remote sensing by published by Taylor & fanciesLtd

REFERENCES:1. Hayesm L., [1991] Introduction to Remote Sensing, Taylor and Fransis

Publication, London.

2. George Joseph,(2005) Fundamentals of Remote sensing 2nd edition , Universitypress, Pvt, Ltd, Hyderabad .

3.

JOHN R.JENSEN Remote sensing for EnvironmentPearson edition Pvt Ltd,New Delhi.

4. Alexey Bunkin and Konstantin Voliak, Laser Remote Sensing of the Ocean, JohnWiley and Sons. 2001, Canada.

5. Gibso, P., and Clare H.Power, [2000] Introductory Remote Sensing Principles andconcepts, Routledge, 1st edition, London.

6. Henderson, F. M., and Anthony J. Lewis, 1998, Manual of Remote Sensing,Volume 2, Principles and Application of Imaging Radar, 3rd Edition, John Wiley

and Sonc Inc, Canada, USA.


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DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Unit I: Satellite Data:

Satellite systems & data - acquisition & storage - Data formats - Data products Imagedisplay system - Current missions.

Unit II: Sensor and Data Model:Sensor modelResolutions - Pixel characters - Image formationThe histogram and its

significance- ENTROPY and its significance - Univariate & multivariable Image

statistics - Spatial Statistics

Unit III: Image Preprocessing:

Radiometric correction, Image registration, resampling, orthorectification - Noise models,

Image Mosaic and fusion.

Unit IV: Image Enhancements:Image characteristics- Spectral signatures contrast enhancements- Image domainfiltering first order, second order ,directional filters , linear and non linear filters

,Spatial enhancement , Multi band enhancements ,rationing, indices and Principal

component analysis , Point, local and regional operations - Fourier transform-Fourier

domain filtering, Ideal, Butterworth and Gaussian filters ; scale-space transform, wavelettransform.

Unit V: Information Extraction:Classification - Non-parametric, parametric, Feature extraction, training sets

Supervised- methods and algorithms, Unsupervised and Hybrid classification.

Unit VI: Accuracy Assessment:Error Characteristics-Radiometric, Geometric, Sources of Classification Error,

Interpretation of the Error Matrix. Measurement of Map Accuracy.

Unit VII: Change Detection:Nature of Change Detection, Introduction to Change Detection algorithms.

Unit VIII: Image Analyses and Understanding:Pattern recognition, boundary detection and representation, textural and contextual

Analysis.

Text Books:1. Anji Reddy, Digital Image Processing , B.S Publications, 2006.2. John R.Jenson, Introductory Digital Image Processing, Prentice Hall Series, 1996.3. John A.Richards, Springer-Verlag, Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis 1999.4. Rafael C.Gonzalez, Digital Image Processing (2ndEdition), Prentice Hall, 2002.


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References1. David L. Verbyla Satellite Remote sensing of Natural Resource Management,

Lewis publishers, Florida2. Anil K. Jain Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing Prentice Hall

Publications, USA.

3.

Remote sensing models and methods for Image Processing ,RobertSchowangerdt, Academic Press 19974. Image Analysis, Classification and change Detection in Remote Sensing Mortan

J. Century ,Taylor and Francis, 2007.


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ELEMENTS OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY

Unit I: Introduction:

Definition of Photogrammetry - types of photographs, vertical aerial photographs

Unit II: Vertical Photographs:Geometry of vertical photographs, Scale of a vertical photograph over flat terrain, Scaleof a Vertical photograph over variable terrain - average photo scale, methods of

determining scale of vertical photographs, Ground coordinates from a vertical

photograph, Relief Displacement, Flying height of a vertical photograph, Errorevaluation.

Unit III: Stereoscopic Parallax:Photographic Flight-Line Axes for Parallax Measurement Monoscopic methods

Parallax measurement Principle of the Floating Mark Stereoscopic methods ofParallax Measurement Parallax equation Elevations by parallax Differences

Approximate Equation for elevations from Parallax Differences Measurement ofParallax Differences- Parallax Correction Graph Computing Flying Height and Air

BaseMapping with Stereoscope and Parallax BarError Evaluation.

Unit IV: Tilted Photographs:Introduction, Angular Orientation in Tilt, Swing, and Azimuth, Auxiliary Tilted Photo

coordinate system, Scale of a Tilted Photograph, Ground Coordinates from a Tilted

photograph, Relief Displacement on a Tilted Photograph, Tilt Displacement, AngularOrientation in Omega, Phi and Kappa, Determining the elements of Exterior Orientation,

Rectification of Tilted photographs, Geometry of Rectification, Graphical Rectification,

Analytical Rectification, Optical-Mechanical Rectification, Electro-optical

Rectification.

Unit V: Elementary Methods of Planimetric Mapping With Vertical Photographs:Planimetric Mapping by Direct Tracing Planimetric Mapping with Reflection andProjection Instruments Georeferencing of Digital Imagery Planimetric Mapping

Using a Tablet DigitizerHeads-up DigitizingPhotomaps.

Unit VI: Photomaps and Mosaics:Advantages and disadvantages of photomaps and mosaics - uses of photomaps and

mosaics, Kinds of mosaics, Materials for preparing mosaics, Mosaic construction.

Orthophoto mosaics- Reproduction.

Unit VII: Stereoscopic Plotting Instruments:Classification of stereoscopic Plotters - Direct optical projection Stereo plotters:

components, Projection systems, Viewing systems, Measuring and tracing systems.


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Unit VIII:Project Planning:Considerations in project planning, Flight planning: Introduction, Photographic end lapand side lap, Purpose of the Photography, Photo Scale, Flying Height, Stereoscopic

Plotter Considerations, Ground coverage, Weather conditions, Season of year, Flight

Map, Specifications, Cost estimating and Scheduling.

TEXT BOOK:1. Elements of Photogrammetry by PAUL R. WOLF2. Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation by David P. Paine, James D.

Kiser

REFERENCES:1. Manual of Photogrammetry American Society of Photogrammetry By

ALBERT.D

2. Principles and Applications of Photo Geology By SHIV PANDEY3. Aerial Photographic Interpretation by Lueder, D.R., - Mc Grall Hill4.

Photogrammetry- Vol I by Krauss, J., - SpringlerVerlag Publications5. Photogrammetry 3rd Edition by Moffitt, Francis H. & Mikhail, Edward M., -Harper and Row Publishers.
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GEODESY

UNIT-I Introduction: Definition of Geodesy, Classification of Geodesy, Geometric

Geodesy, - Physical Geodesy, Physical surface of earth, The Geoid, The Ellipsoid.

UNIT-II Ellipsoid of Revolution: Mathematical properties, The Ellipse, Basic

properties of ellipse, Flattening, Eccentricity, Relationship between eccentricity andflattening.

UNIT-III Parameters of Ellipsoid: Principal parameters of ellipsoid, Parameters ofcommonly used ellipsoid, Use of ellipsoid as regional datum. Co ordinate system of

rotational ellipsoid- Ellipsoid geographic co-ordinates, Spatial ellipsoidal coordinate

system.

UNIT-IV: Computation of the Ellipsoid: Need for mathematical surface, Reduction ofbaseline to mathematical surface, Reduction of baseline to reference ellipsoid, Effect or

height of a point observed on the azimuth of a line, Convergence of meridians, Forwardand backward Azimuths, Plane curves and geodesic line, Calculation of coordinates.

UNIT-V: Gravity: Expressions for gravity and potential, Geoid undulations and

deflections of vertical, Measurement of gravity on earth, Reduction of gravity values.

UNIT-VI Satellite Geodesy: Introduction, Artificial satellite, Satellite orbit, Celestial

coordinate system, Geodetic position from known orbit, Coordinate transformation inequatorial plane, Range observation from three satellite positions.

UNIT-VII Map projection-I: Geometry of map projections, Evolution of map

projection, Development of projection surfaces, Characteristics of map projections,Equidistant projections with one standard parallel, Equidistant projections with two

standard parallel.

UNIT-VIII Map projection-II: Equal area projections with straight meridians,

Projections with all parallels standard, Conformal projections with straight meridians.

TEXT BOOKS1. Satellite Geodesy by GUNTER SEEBER, Copy Right 2003 by WALTER DE

GRUYTER 1993, ISBN: 3-11-017549-5.

2. Physical Geodesy by Bernhard Hofmann-Wellenhof, Helmut Moritz, Springer,2006

3. Theory Of Satellite Geodesy, applications of satellites to geodesy, William M.Kaula, 2000
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FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS

Unit I: Introduction to GIS:

Spatial Elements, Spatial Measurement Level, Spatial Location and Reference, SpatialPatterns, Geographic Data Collection, Populations and Sampling Schemes, Inferences

from Samples.

Unit II: The Map as a Model of Geographic Data:Map Scale, Map Characteristics, Map Projections, Grid Systems for Mapping, The

Cartographic Process, Map Symbolism, Map Abstraction and Cartographic Databases,Thematic maps and associated common problems.

Unit III: Cartographic and GIS Data Structures:Computer Database Structures for Managing Data, Hierarchical Data Structures, Network

Systems, Database Management Systems, RDBMS.

Unit IV: Types of GIS Data Models:Graphic Representation of Entitles and Attributes, GIS Data Models, Raster Models,

Vector Models.

Unit V: GIS Data Input Devices:Input Devices, Raster, Vector, Reference Frameworks and Transformation, Map

Preparation and the Digitizing Process,

Unit VI: GIS Data Input methods:

Methods of Vector Input, Method of Raster Input, Remote sensing, Raster Data Input,

External Databases.

Unit VII: Data Storage and Editing:

Storage of GIS Databases, Storing of Raster Data,Editing the GIS Database, Detecting

and Editing Errors of Different Types, Entity Errors: Vector, Attribute Errors: Raster andVector, Dealing with Projection Change, Edge Matching, Conflation and Rubber

Sheeting, Templating.

Unit VIII: GIS Design and Implementation:GIS Design, Internal and External GIS Design Questions, The Software Engineering

Approach, System Design Principles, System Development Waterfall Mode, A

Structured Designed Model, Technical Design, Cost/Benefit Issues, Data andApplications Requirements Models, Formal GIS Design Methodology, The Spiral Model.

Rapid Prototyping, Database Design Study Area, Scale, Resolution, and Level of Detail,

Classification, Coordinate System and Projection.


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TEXT BOOKS:

1. Remote Sensing & GIS by Dr. M. Anji Reddy (2009) BS Publications2. Fundamental Of Gis By Michael N Demers Mn Demers, Published By John

Wiley & Sons Inc

3. Principles of GIS by P.A. Burrough, Rachael Mc Donnell4.

Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessmentby P.A. Burrough

5. Geographic Information Systems and Science by Paul A. Longley, MikeGoodchild, David J. Maguire, David W. Rhind

REFERENCES:1. Geographic Information System- An Introductory Jeffrey Star and John

EstatesPretence Hall Inc.

2. Basic Readings in Geographic Information System Marble, D.F and Calkins,H.WSpad Systems Ltd.
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REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS

Unit I: Land Use/Land Cover:

Conceptsclassification: USGS, NRSA - land use mappingaccuracy assessment -Casestudies.

Unit II: Agriculture:Crop assessment, disease detection, Crops identification and crop inventorying Crop

acreage estimation - Vegetation indicesYield modelingCrop production forecasting

through digital analysisCrop condition assessmentCommand area monitoringcasestudies

Unit III: Soils:Soil mapping - soil moisture soil erosion reservoir sanitation soil salinity /

alkalinitysoil conservation, erosion studies Application of RS and GIS in assessingsoil salinity, Soils mapping using RS data Problem soil identification and mapping

Soil sedimentationSoil loss assessmentCase studies.

Unit IV: Water Resources:Surface water resources water quality monitoring and mapping water pollution,

identification of ground water potential and recharge areas integrated watersheddevelopmentcase studies.

Unit V: Natural Vegetation:Forestsclassification (NRSA)grasslandsForest type and density mapping using RS

techniques Forest stock mappingFactors for degradation of forests Delineation of

degraded forests Forest change detection and monitoring Forest fire mapping and

damage assessmentLIDAR remote sensing for forest studies.

Unit VI: Wastelands:TypesIdentification Management Eroded Lands Types - Layer Creation CaseStudies.

Unit VII: Coastal Resource:Introduction Major issues/problem Thematic maps on coastal resources Wetland

classification - creation of Coastal zone Coastal Regulation zone Coastal aquifer

modeling using GIS Integrated coastal zone management using Remote sensing and

GIS - Case Studies

Unit VIIISnow Cover Mapping, Forecasting snow melt runoff, Glacier Mapping- case studies.


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TEXT BOOKS:1. Remote Sensing & Geographical Information Systems by Dr. M. Anjireddy, BS

Publications 2009

2. Remote Sensing And Image Interpretation, 5th Edition by Lillesand, Kiefer,Chipman

3.

Remote Sensing: Principles and Interpretations 3

rd

edition by Floyd F. Sabins

REFERENCES:1. American Society of Photogrammetry, (1983). Manual of Remote Sensing (2nd

edition), ASP, Fall church, Virgina.

2. Arthor Cracknel and Landson Hayes (Editors), [1991]. Remote Sensing yearBook 1987, Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd., London.

3. Pete Bettinger and Michael G Wing. Geographic Information Systems:Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management. McGraw-Hill

Higher Education, 2003

4. Barett, E.C.,[1990] Satellite Remote Sensing for Hydrology and WaterManagement, Garden and Breach Science Publications, Switzerland.5. Buiter, H.J., and Jan G.P.W. Clevers, [1999].Land Observation by RemoteSensing, Taylor and Francis, 1999, London.

6. Lillisand T.M. and Kiefer, P.W., (1998). Remote Sensing and ImageInterpretation, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

7. Moffit, H.F., and Edward, M.M., (1980). Photogrammetry, Harper and RowPublishers, New York.

8. Skidmore, A., and Hendrik Prins ( Editors),[2002] Environmental Modelling withGIS and Remote Sensing, Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2 nd Edition, London.

9. Wolf. P.R., (1974). Elements of Photogrammetry, McGraw Hill books Co.,London.

WEBSITESww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/home.rxmlww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/goes/home.rxml

www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/misc/issues/hazards_e.html#spills

www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/research/forest/forest.htmlwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofontents

www.indiana.edu/~climate/336/rsdata.html

www.nrsa.gov.in/engnrsa./spacesolutions/index.htmlwww.unn.ac.uk/~evgpl/eog/rsguide/rsguide.htm

www. terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/coastal.html
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM

Unit I:

Earthquake, Volcano and landslide: Meaning and types of disasters earthquakes volcanoeslandslidesselection of variablescreation of layersspace-time analysisGIS for management planscommissions and boards-case studies.

Unit II: Cyclones and Flooding: Cyclone: cyclone related parameters and effects onland and seadamage assessment. Flooding: topography, land use and floodingspace-

time integrationGIS based parameters and layersflood prone area analysis and

managementrisk assessmentcommissions and boards -case studies

Unit III: Drought and Desertification:Types of droughtsfactors influencing droughtsvariable identificationvegetation

indexland use /ground water level changesdelimiting drought prone areasprocesses of desertificationover utilization of water and land resources layer creation

GIS based management strategiescase studies.

Unit VI: Anthropogenic Disasters:Atmospheric Disasters: Ozone layer depletiongreen house / global warmingacid rain

snow meltsea level riserelated problems layer creationcloud bursts -

commissions and boards -case studies.

Unit V: Marine Disasters:Oil spill and chemical pollutioncoastal erosion and depositionvariable identification

over laysanalysis / management strategiescommissions and boards -case studies.

Unit VI: GIS in Biodiversity Disasters:Ecological degradationnuclear disaster and biodiversity lossparameters (mapping offorest types, protected areas and natural forests)population extinctionconserving bio-

diversity (species and subspecies)

Unit VIISoil erosioncoral / mangrove depletionforest fire-miningoverlay analysisGIS in

environmental modelingcase studies.

UNIT VIIIDecision support system for all the disastersplanning, prediction, mitigation

Text Book:

1. Manual of Remote Sensing, Volume 4, Remote Sensing for Natural ResourceManagement and Environmental Monitoring, 3rd Edition (May 2004) by

Susan Ustin
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References:

1. Korte, G. B., (2001) the GIS book: 5th edition, Onward Press, Australia.2. Barett, E.C. and Anton Micallef (Editors),[1991]. Remote Sensing for Hazard

Monitoring and Disaster Assessment, Taylor and Francis, London.3. Anji Reddy, M., (2001) Remote Sensing and Geographical InformationSystems., 2nd edition, BS Publications, Hyderabad.

4. Demers, Michael N., (2000) Fundamentals of Geographic InformationSystems, John Willey and sons. Inc. New York.

5. John A. Matthews (2002) Natural hazards and environmental change, BillMcGuire, Ian Mason.

6. Andrew Skeil (2002) Environmental Modeling with GIS and Remote sensing,John Willey and Sons, Inc New York.

7. John. G. Lyon (2003) GIS for Water Resource and water Shed Management,Taylor and Francis.


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CONCEPTS OF GPS AND APPLICATIONS

UnitI: Introduction to Geodesy:Definitions and fundamentals of Geodesy, Earth, Geoid and Ellipsoid of rotation,

Reference surface, Geodetic systems, Indian Geodetic System, Coordinate systems inGeodesy.

UnitII: Fundamentals of GPS:Introduction, Space segment, User segment and Control segment, Observation principle

and signal structure, Orbit determination and representation, Intentional limitation of

system accuracy, system development. Point positioning and relative positioning

UnitIII: GPS Receivers:

Receiver Concepts and main receiver components, Examples of GPS receivers, Classical

receivers, Examples of currently available geodetic receivers, Navigational receivers,

Future developments.

UnitIV: GPS Observables and Data Processing:Code and carrier phase observables, Linear combinations and derived observables,

Concepts of parameterization, Solutions of ambiguity, Cycle slips, Receiver independent

exchange data format-RINEX

UnitV: Methods of surveying with GPS:

Static, Pseudo-kinematic, Semi-kinematic and Kinematic positioning, Navigation with

GPS

UnitVI: Differential GPS:

DGPS Concepts, Data Formats, Data Transmission, Real Time Kinematic GPS, Multiple

reference stations.

UnitVII: Error Budget and Corrections:Basic considerations, Satellite geometry, Accuracy measures, Orbits and clocks, Signalpropagation, Tropospheric and Ionospheric effects, Multipath, Summary and issue of

integrity.

UnitVIII: GPS Applications:Setting up an observation plan, Practical aspects of field observations, Observation

strategies, Network design, Geodetic control surveys of zero, 1st, 2

nd, 3

rd, and 4

thorder,

Height Determination, Cadastral Surveying, GIS.

TEXTBOOKS:1. Satellite Geodesy by GUNTER SEEBER, Copy Right 2003 by WALTER DE

GRUYTER 1993, ISBN: 3-11-017549-5.

2. Global Positioning System Theory and Practice Hofmann W.B,Lichtenegger. H, Collins. JSpringer Verlag Wein, New York.


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GIS ANALYSIS & APPLICATIONS

Unit I: Spatial analysis:

Introduction, Analysis framework, defining spatial characteristics, working with higherlevel objects, Measuring polygons, measuring shape, measuring distance

Unit II: Statistical surfaces and classification:Arc surfaces, surface mapping, sampling the statistical surface, DEM, Raster

interpolation- methods, Uses, Weighted Analysis, Classification Principles,

Reclassification Elements, Neighborhood Functions, Polygonal Neighborhoods, Buffers

Unit III: Spatial Arrangements:Point patterns, Thiessen Polygons, Area patterns, Linear patterns , Directionality and

continuity of linear and aerial objects ,Gravity model ,Routing and Allocation, missing

variables, Overlay and types

Unit IV: Natural Resource and Disaster Management Applications:Forest management - Forestry: Resource Inventory, Forest Fire Growth modeling - Land:

Land use Planning, Watershed Management studies Water - Identification of Ground

Water Recharge - Resource Information System. Disaster Management: Use of GIS in

Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Phases of DisasterManagement.

Unit V: Land Information System and Utilities:Land Information System (LIS) - Tax mapping - Other LIS applications.

Water utility applications - Electric Utility Application - Telecommunication:

Unit VI: Location Based Services Applications:Vehicle Tracking: Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) - Components of AVL: In Vehicle

Equipment, Various Communication Channel, Web Server, Client - Vehicle Tracking -

Alarms used in Vehicle Tracking, Fleet Management - Vehicle Navigation - EmergencyCall: Address Geocoding, Distress Call Application

Unit VII: Archaeology & Environment:Archaeology survey - Modeling archaeological collections Conservation & Monitoring -

Planning & Policy - Wetland Management ,Wildlife Management -Water Pollution - Air

PollutionNoise Pollution -Climate Change.

Unit VIII: Health and Other Applications:Health applications: Disease Surveillance, Health Information System - Crime Mapping:

Mapping Crime data - 3D GIS.


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Text books1. Laura Lang, Managing Natural Resources with GIS, ESRI Press,1998.2. Remote Sensing & GIS by Dr. M. Anji Reddy BS Publications 2009.

References:

1. Uzair M.Shamsi, U.M.Shamsi GIS Tools for Water, Wastewater and StormwaterSystems, Asce Press, 2002.

2. Alan L., MD Melnick, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for PublicHealth, Aspen Publishers, 1st Edition,2002.

3. Amim Hammad, Hassan karimi, Telegeoinformatics: Location-based Computingand Services, CRC Press, 1

stEdition,2004.

4. Paul A Longley, Michael F Goodchild, David J Maguire, David W Rhind,Geographical Information Systems, Volume I and II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,

1999

5. Van Dijk M.G.Bos, GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques in Land-And-Water_Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 20016. Laura Lang, GIS for Health Organizations, ESRI Press, 2000

7. Lisa Godin, GIS in Telecommunications Management, ESRI Press, 1st Edition,2001.


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INTERNET GIS

Unit I: Introduction to distributed Internet GIS:

Introduction, Distributed GISBasic components, Applications of distributed GIS.

Unit II: Introduction to Networking:Network environments protocols, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Data exchange b/w 2terminals

Unit III: Client/server computing:Client, server, glue, client-server system partition, 2-tier, 3-tier & n-tier architectures,

advantages & disadvantages of client-server architecture,

Unit IV: Distributed component framework:

DCOM and .NET, DCOM Architecture and Interface, Advantages & disadvantagesof DCOM, CORBA, CORBA Architecture and Interface, advantages &

disadvantages CORBA, Java, Java Applet.

Unit V: Web mapping:Static map publishing, clickable maps, architecture of static web publishing, web

mapping architecture

Unit VI: Web Mapping:Client-HTML viewer, HTTP server with CGI, Map server & other server, sideapplications, Web-Mapping options & objects, Web mapping applications.

Unit VII: ASP. NET using C#:Asp.net introduction, Architecture of ASP.net, server side controls.

Unit VIIIState management, Ado.net configuration, Asp. Net (tracing security)

Text Book:2.Internet GIS Distributed Geographic Information Services For Internet And

Wireless Networks by Zhong-ren peng and Ming- Hsian

Documents

18-Spatial Infirom. Tech