Course | Undergraduate |
Semester | Sem. III |
Subject Code | RS211 |
Subject Title | Remote Sensing and Applications |
Physics of Remote Sensing: Introduction – Electromagnetic Spectrum – Effects of Atmosphere – Fundamentals of Radiometry – Spectral Reflectance - Physical basis of signatures.
Data Acquisition: Remote sensors – Optical-infrared sensors – Microwave systems – Platforms (Aerial and Space).
Data Products and Analysis: Data reception – Data Products - Resolution – Visual and Digital Interpretation – Geometric Correction – Radiometric Correction – Image enhancement – Image Classification - Basics of Photogrammetry.
Remote Sensing Applications: Agriculture – forestry – land use / land cover mapping – water resources – snow and glacier – wetland management – coastal zone management – marine fisheries – earth science.
Geographical Information System: Components of GIS – Map Projections – Spatial and Non-Spatial data – Data model and input – data analysis and output – spatial modelling – case studies
Joseph G., Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Second Edition, Universities Press, 2005
1. Lillesand T.M., Kiefer R.W. and Chipman J.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
2. Campbell J.B., Introduction to Remote Sensing, Fourth Edition, The Guilford Press, 2008.
3. Lo C.P. and Yeung A.K.W., Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006.