Course outline:
- Coordinates system
Introduction to Geo-Informatics. Coordinate Systems, Global Horizontal Control Systems, Understanding Vertical Controls, World Geodimetric System of Vertical Control, Earth’s Gravitational Model.
- Instrumentations
Navigational Satellites, Positioning Systems (GLONASS, GPS & Galileo), Fundamentals and working of GPS, System Operation & Characteristics, Differential GPS (DGPS).
- GIS
Fundamentals of GIS Data Handling, Earth model, Map projections, Introduction to spatial analysis. GIS modeling tools and Analysis. Hands-on with software
- Data Files
Standard Database Formats, Understanding GIS data. Vector and Raster Formats, Spatial Statistics.
- Remote Sensing
Physicals basis of Remote Sensing, Satellite System, Sensors, Types of Resolutions, Geo-referencing, Image classifications and Processing Techniques, Classification. Acquisition of Global Datasets, Understanding Digital Elevation Model, Digital Surface Model, and Limitations of Satellite acquired data.
- Aerial & Satellite Photogrammetry and Hydrographic surveys
Aerial and Satellite photogrammetry. Satellite System, Application, and limitations. Applications of GIS and remote sensing in hydrographic surveying.