Regulation: R23 Branch: Civil Engineering Semester: 2-2 Code: 23CES2

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

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Unit-wise syllabus

UNIT 01

Introduction to Remote Sensing

History of remote sensing; electromagnetic radiation and spectrum; Energy interaction with the atmosphere and with earth surfaces; Characteristics of remote sensing systems; sensor resolutions; advantages and limitations; Platforms: types of sensors, airborne and spaceborne remote sensing (IRS, LANDSAT, SPOT and recent satellites)

UNIT 02

Digital Image Analysis

Digital image characteristics and data formats: BIP, BIL and BSQ; Visual interpretation elements; Preprocessing and enhancement; Classification: supervised and unsupervised classification

UNIT 03

Introduction to Geographic Information System

Principles, components and applications of GIS; map projections; Spatial data structures: raster and vector data formats; data input, manipulation, retrieval and analysis; Spatial data analysis: vector and raster overlay operations, arithmetic/comparison/logical operators, conditional expressions; Network analysis: components of a network, transportation network, optimum path analysis