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BSc Semester 6

Remote Sensing & GIS

Introductory geospatial technologies paper focused on RS basics, GIS workflow and map-based interpretation.

Study Material

Remote Sensing and GIS

Course Scope

Introduce students to modern geospatial technologies used in planning and environmental studies.

Unit Plan

  1. Fundamentals of aerial and satellite remote sensing.
  2. Image interpretation and preprocessing basics.
  3. GIS database, layers and geoprocessing introduction.
  4. Applied mapping project.

Practical Requirement

  • Prepare one land use map and one thematic GIS output.

Reference Literature

Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS

By S. Kumar

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Geographical Information Systems

By Kang-tsung Chang

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