Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-701 Course Name: Remote Sensing Technology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction: development of remote sensing technology, advantages, basic processes of remote sensing, basic elements of EM spectrum and atmospheric windows, propagation of radiation through the atmosphere and interaction, remote sensing platforms; |
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| 2 | Aerial photographs: types of aerial photographs, their characteristics, scale, height determination and relief displacement, stereoscopes and photo-mosaics. Satellite remote sensing: Imagery vs aerial photograph, active and passive sensors, MSS, LISS, CCD and thermal scanners. |
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| 3 | Major Indian satellite programs. Basics of microwave remote sensing. fundamentals of digital image processing: characteristics of remote sensing data, pre-processing, enhancements, classification. Principles of image interpretation: concept of FCC, visual and digital interpretation- interpretation keys. |
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| 4 | Photo Interpretation in geology: image characteristics of geological structures and various rock types, landforms and lineaments. Remote Sensing Applications: natural hazards and disaster mitigation, natural resources management and environmental monitoring. |
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