Remote Sensing and GIS II

This course prepares the students to move beyond understanding of key concepts in remote sensing to real processing and analyses of digital images. He /She is taught to understand Spatial Database Management Systems and how to utilize them for planning purposes. It is expected that at the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. process and analyze digital images; 2. store and retrieve digital data; 3. apply techniques of remote sensing to problem solving in real life; 4. characterize various types of information/data models and systems; 5. manage hardware and software; and 6. interpret information using GIS tools.

Remote Sensing analytic digital image processing system. Fundamentals (Computers imaging systems, image representation- colour space, image sampling quantization, quality measurement, data products, storage and retrieval- Photowite systems, dip systems and software. Preprocessing (Encoding and decoding, sources of image degradation, atmospheric, radiometric and geometric errors, systematic and non-systematic correction, image geometry operations. Image Enhancement (Image characters, histogram, scatter plots, statistics and spatial statistics for processing, image models, spatial transforms, enhancements: radiometric and geometric operators, Fourier transforms, scale space transforms, image fusion, texture analysis. Image Classification (Spectral discrimination pattern matching Baye’s theorem- signature and feature extraction- training and classification, supervised and unsupervised methods error matrix and accuracy estimates. Image Analysis (Concept of uncertainty, fuzzy partitioning, neural nets, sub- pixel classification concept, pattern recognition, feature descriptors). Remote sensing application, Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS in geographical research, case studies. (Basic concepts of Data, Information, File system vs DBMS, Data models, Hardware and software requirements, Database Management Systems, Database languages, Database Architecture, users and administrators, Classification of Database Management Systems. Relational Data Model (Relational model, Data Structure, Constraints, Key, Codd’s Rule, Relational Algebra, Fundamental operations, Additional operations, Extended operations Null values. SQL (SQL, Data Definition, Basic structure of SQL queries, set operations, Aggregate, Functions, Null values, Nested sub queries, Complex queries, Views, Embedded SQL, Dynamic SQL, Triggers. Database Design and Management (Design process, Entity Relationship Model, Constraints, EER, Diagrams, Atomic domain and First Normal Form, Functional Dependency, Decomposition using Functional dependencies, Normalization using Multi-Valued Dependencies and Join Dependencies, Basic concepts of file organizations, indexing and hashing, Database recovery techniques, Database Security, Handling Spatial Database. Accessing Data Using Ado.Net and Vb.Net (ADO.Net Object Model using OLE DB managed provider, other data providers, Accessing XML data, Building Windows). Minimum academic standards Equipment Laboratories required for geography Cartography laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Topographic maps 2. Theodolite 3. Prismtic compass 4. Abney level 5. Hand held Global Positioning System 6. Cross staff 7. Lighting Tables 8. Measuring tapes 9. Plane table equipment 10. Ranging poles 11. Graduated handheld soil auger Soil and earth science laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Portable multi-parameter meter for water quality analyzer 2. Agient 240AA Atomic Absorption Spectrometer 3. Soil auger 4. Digital heating mantle spots 5. Volumeric flask 6. Conical/flat bottom flask 7. Beakers 8. Funnel plastic/glass 9. Glass dish 10. Test-tubes with holder and rag GIS laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Workstation with Computers 2. GIS Software (Arc GIS 10.9 and ENV 5,7 saver or standalone 3. Projector 4. Interactive Screen 5. GNSS Rover System weather station 1. Manual Weather Station with Raingauge, Stevenson’s screen, Anemometer, Wind vane, Sundial, evaporimeter, soil thermometers, temperature thermometers, Barometer, for demonstration teaching and learning. OR 2. Automated Weather Station with Computer and recordings. Staffing The personnel requirements for the programme should reflect students’ population and the variety of activities to be performed in the classrooms, studios, laboratories and workshops. The ratios should conform to the NUC minimum guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15. Academic Staff The point of entry for each of the recognized academic positions should reflect appropriate academic qualifications, and experience in both teaching and professional practice. Details of the requirements for the various positions are indicated below: 1. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators are recommended to assist lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and fieldwork. 2. Administrative Support Personnel The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments. These will normally include confidential secretaries, clerical officers, typists, messengers and cleaners. It is important to recruit very competent senior personnel who are technology savvy. 3. Technical Support Personnel The technical support personnel shall consist of technical officers and technologists. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. Library A Departmental and or Faculty Library with local, national and international journals, current books. Apart from the Faculty and Main University Library, a Department of Geography should be provided with fully equipped library and GIS Laboratory with computers and Internet connectivity and current reference books, periodicals, journals and audio-visual materials. The Department should ensure that updated literatures (soft and hard copies) in all fields of Geography and related disciplines are in the libraries (University and Faculty or Departmental Libraries). Classrooms, Laboratories, Clinics, Workshops and Offices Space Use Minimum (m²) 1. Professors Office Academic 24 2. Head of Department Administration 24 3. Senior Lecturer Academic 20 4. Lecturer Academic 16 5. Assistant Lecturer Academic 12 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 10 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 10 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30