CVL308: Geo-Informatics
Engineering (3-0-0), 3 credits
Syllabus Outline:
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No. of Lectures & Ref
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CVL308.A
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Unit
A
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Introduction to GIS
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4 Lectures
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CVL308.A1
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Unit A Topic 1
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Objectives and Components of GIS
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2 Lectures, #1 Chp13 & 14
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CVL308.A2
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Unit A Topic 2
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History and early development of GIS
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1 Lecture, #2 Chp1
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CVL308.A3
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Unit A Topic 3
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Importance and Application of GIS to Civil
Engineers
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1 Lecture, Web
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CVL308.B
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Unit
B
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Map scale and Geo-referencing
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9 Lectures, #1 Chp14
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CVL308.B1
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Unit B Topic 1
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Map Scale and Type of Maps
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2 Lectures
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CVL308.B2
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Unit B Topic 2
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Co-ordinate System and Map Projection
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4 Lectures
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CVL308.B3
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Unit B Topic 3
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Map Transformation and Geo-referencing
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.C
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Unit
C
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Spatial DBMS
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8 Lectures #1 Chp16
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CVL308.C1
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Unit C Topic 1
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Introduction to Spatial Data
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2 Lecture
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CVL308.C2
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Unit C Topic 2
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Data Storage and Data Structure Models
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.C3
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Unit C Topic 3
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Database Management System and Object Oriented Database
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.D
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Unit
D
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Data Model and Data
Structures
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9 Lectures, #1 Chp15 & 17
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CVL308.D1
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Unit D Topic 1
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GIS Data Models
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.D2
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Unit D Topic 2
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Vector Data Structure
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.D3
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Unit D Topic 3
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Raster Data Structure
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.E
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Unit
E
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Spatial Analysis
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8 Lectures, #1 Chp18
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CVL308.E1
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Unit E Topic 1
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Vector operation and Analysis – Single theme
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.E2
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Unit E Topic 2
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Vector operation and Analysis – Multiple theme
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3 Lectures
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CVL308.E3
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Unit E Topic 3
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Raster Data Spatial Analysis
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2 Lecture
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Course Evaluation
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Continuous Assessment: 30 percent
(Theory)
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Assignment
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None (Shall be given, but optional)
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Presentation
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One presentation on a topic decided
by the student group, approved by the faculty. The group can be of a maximum
size 4. : 20 marks
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Quizzes
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Two 15-minutes surprise quizzes in lecture hours:
10 marks (One in the month of
September, before MTE and other in the month of November, before ETE)
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Any other
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Optional quiz may be taken at the end of the course to compensate for any missed chances
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MTE
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One, 20
percent (Course shall be till Unit C)
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End-term examination: 50 percent (Theory) and 40
percent (Lab)
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References
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Text book
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1. Remote Sensing and GIS, Basudeb
Bhatta, Oxford University Press, 2014
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Other references
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2.
Principles of Geographical Information System,
P.A. Burrough and Rachel A McDonnel, Oxford University Press, 2013.
3.
Geographic Information Systems, T.R. Smith &
Piqent, London Press, 1985.
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