UNIT 1:
Basic Concepts Of Gis Basics of Geographic Information System (GIS): , Definition, Evolution & Components. GIS data input devices like scanner, digitizer, GPS, Remote sensing etc. Manual and semi-automatic line following digitization. Data Model: Raster Data Model, Grid ,Tessellations. Spatial and attribute data visualization and query. Open GIS consortium, Customization in GIS , Object Oriented GIS, Web GIS, Introduction to popular GIS software like Arc GIS and QGIS.

UNIT 2:
Geo Informatics In Urban Mapping And Management: Remote sensing for detection of urban features. Introduction & basic terminology. Digital image processing techniques – Case studies. Segmentation of Built-up areas – Classification algorithms – Land use/ Land cover mapping – change detection – high resolution remote sensing – case studies. Mapping transportation network –Alignment planning – Traffic and parking studies – Accident analysis – case studies. Urban growth modeling – Expert systems in planning.

UNIT 3:
Basic Concepts Of Photogrammetry :History and development:- Types of aerial photo, Classification of aerial cameras, Scale, Overlaps, Stereoscopy, Concepts, Viewing and measuring systems, Image and object coordinates, floating mark, parallax equation, height information, Tilt , Rectification , Displacement. Flight planning, computation for flight plan, photo control, cost estimation, aerial mosaics, types. Concepts of interior, relative, absolute orientation, object, image relation, linearization, effect of orientation elements , scaling and leveling , analytical procedures , map compilation using stereo plotters.
Introduction to digital photogrammetry, Elements of Aero triangulation and analytical method, strip and block adjustment, Terrestrial photogrammetry.

UNIT 4:
GPS Surveying: Introduction & components of GPS, Space segment, control segment and user segment, Elements of Satellite based surveys-Map datums, GPS receivers, GPS observation methods and their advantages over conventional methods.

UNIT 5:
Remote Sensing: Principle, components, classification, application on environmental engineering, hydrology and water resources , agriculture & forestry, disaster management.
Microwave Remote Sensing:Introduction, basic concepts, terminology and sensors in MWRS. Radar basics, radar interaction with earth surface ,geometry of radar images, radar return and image signature, resolution concepts.