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The proposed course provides detailed understanding about Geographic Information Systems and their applications in Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences. All aspects starting from data input to modelling would be discussed in this course. Further, in the proposed course various datasets including DEMs, their source, generation techniques, derivatives, errors and limitations would be discussed extensively. Surface Hydrologic Modelling using DEMs, modelling derivatives and their applications would also be discussed. INTENDED AUDIENCE :Under and post-graduate engineering, post graduate and doctoral studentsPREREQUISITES : Current students of engineering, post graduate science students and PhD students should have basic knowledge of computersINDUSTRIES SUPPORT :Geoinformatics companies, e.g NIIT, ESRI India, Leica Geoinformatics, MapmyIndia, ISRO, etc.
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Week 1:What is Geographic Information Systems?
Essential components of GIS
Different types of vector data
Concept of topology
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 2:Raster data model and comparisons with vector
TIN data model and comparisons with raster
Non-spatial data (attributes) and their types
Vector Data Compression Techniques
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 3:Raster Data Compression Techniques-01
Raster Data Compression Techniques-02
Georeferencing
Pre- processing of spatial datasets-01
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 4:Pre-processing of spatial datasets-02
Pre-processing of spatial datasets-03
Spatial Interpolation Techniques-01
Spatial Interpolation Techniques-02
GIS Analysis- 01
Week 5:GIS Analysis-02
GIS Analysis-03
GIS Analysis- 04
GIS Analysis-05
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 6:GIS Analysis-06
GIS Analysis-07
Attributes Classification Methods
Spatial Database systems and their types-01
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 7:Spatial Database systems and their types-02
Concept of NoData in Raster
Different map projections
Concept of digital elevation model (DEM) and how it is represented
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 8:Various techniques to generate digital elevation models-1
Various techniques to generate digital elevation models-2
Various techniques to generate digital elevation models-3
Digital Elevation Models and different types of resolutions
Demonstration through GIS software
Week 9:How to assess quality of a DEM
Integration of DEMs with satellite data
Common derivatives of DEMs - Slope and aspect-01
Common derivatives of DEMs - Slope and aspect-02
Demonstration through GIS softwareWeek 10:Common derivatives of DEMs - Slope and aspect-03
DEMs derivatives-1
DEMs derivatives-2
DEMs derivatives-3
DEMs derivatives-4Week 11:Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) and its derivatives
Shaded relief models and their applications
DEM based Surface Hydrologic Modelling-1
DEM based Surface Hydrologic Modelling-2
DEMs and Dam Simulation and its application in groundwater hydrologyWeek 12:DEMs Sources,limitations and future of Digital Elevation Models
Applications of DEMs in Viewshed and Flood Hazard Mapping
Applications of DEMs in solar and wind energy potential estimations
Errors in GIS and key elements of maps
Limitations and Rules of GIS
