Civil Engineering Semester - VII 269
REMOTE SENSING & GIS
(Professional Elective- VI)
Course Code: 15CE1161 L T P C
3 0 0 3
Pre-requisites:
Surveying, Engineering Geology, Water resources.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the Course, the Student will be able to:
CO 1 Distinguish between the principles of photogrammetry and
remote sensing.
CO 2 Differentiate types of sensors and satellites.
CO 3 Demonstrate the concepts and fundamentals of geographic
information system.
CO 4 Apply the knowledge of remote sensing in water resource
applications.
CO 5 Apply the knowledge of remote sensing in transportation and
environmental disciplines of civil engineering
UNIT-I (10 Lectures)
PHOTOGRAMMETRY & REMOTE SENSING:
Introduction – principle and types of aerial photographs, Stereoscopy,
Scale of a vertical aerial photograph, map Vs aerial photographs,
mosaic, ground control, parallax measurements for height. Basic
concepts and foundation of remote sensing – Elements involved in
remote sensing , electromagnetic spectrum, Physics of remote sensing,
energy interactions with earth surface features of vegetation, water
and soil, energy interactions with atmosphere.
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UNIT-II (10 Lectures)
SATELLITES & SENSORS:
Satellite and sensor characteristics of LANDSAT series, SPOT, IRS,
IKONOS & QUICKBIRD. Visual interpretation keys - converging
evidence.
UNIT-III (10 Lectures)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM:
Geographic information system: Introduction, GIS categories,
components of GIS, fundamental operations of GIS, A theoretical
framework for GIS. Types of data representation- Data collection
data input and output. Manual digitizing and scanning. GIS data file
management; Layer based GIS, Feature based GIS mapping. Data
storage – raster, vector and attribute data storage, Overview of the
data manipulation and analysis. Integrated analysis of the spatial and
attribute data. Integration of RS, GIS & GPS.
UNIT-IV (10 Lectures)
WATER RESOURCES APPLICATIONS:
Land use/Land cover, Rainfall – Runoff relations and runoff potential
indices of watersheds, flood and drought impact assessment and
monitoring. Watershed management for sustainable development and
watershed characteristics – Reservoir sedimentation, Identification of
suitable sites for ground water & identification of sites for artificial
recharge structures, drainage morphometry, water depth estimation
and bathymetry.
UNIT-V (10 Lectures)
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
APPLICATIONS:
Air pollution – detection & identification of pollution sources of
water – water quality mapping & monitoring, environmental impact
assessment – highway alignment-urban planning and infrastructure
development.
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TEXT BOOKS:
1. A.M. Chandra, S.K. Ghosh, “Remote Sensing and
Geographical Information System”, Narosa Publishing house,
1st Edition, 2007.
2. Basudeb Bhatta, “Remote Sensing and GIS” Oxford
University Press
3. Lillesand and Kiefer, “Remote Sensing and Image
Interpretation”, 5th Edition, published by John Wiley and
Sons, 2008.
4. M.Anji Reddy, “Remote Sensing and Geographical
Information systems”, 3rd Edition, B.S.Publications, 2006.
REFERENCES:
1. Micheal N Demers, “Fundamental of GIS”, 3rd Edition, John
Wiley & Sons, 2008.
2. C.P.Lo Albert, K.W. Yonng, “Concepts & Techniques of
GIS”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India Publications, 2008.
3. David P Paine, “Aerial Photography and Image
Interpretation”, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley, Higher
Education, 2006.
4. Kang – Tsungchang, “Introduction to GIS”, 4th Edition, TMH
Publications & Co., 2007.
5. Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius, Steve Carver, “An
Introduction to Geographical Information Systems”, 1 st
Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2000.
6. Bernhardsen, “Geographic Information Systems- An
Introduction”, 3rd Edition, Published by John Wiley Sons,
2006.
7. LRA Narayana, “Basics of Remote Sensing and its
applications”, Universities press, 1st Edition, 2001.
8. Peter ABurrough and Rachael A, MC Donnell, “Principles
of Geographical Information Systems”, 1st Edition, Oxford
Publishers, 1998.
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