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Far Western University

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)


Course of Study 2073

Course Title: GIS and Remote Sensing Application to Credit: 3


Civil Engineering
Course Code.: Number of lecture/week: 3-1-1.5
Nature of the Course: Theory and Practical Tutorial/week: 1
Year/Semester: Fourth/Eighth Total hours: 45+36

1. Course Introduction:
The course is aimed to provide the knowledge of Geographic Information System, Remote
Sensing and Globla Navigation Satellite System

2. Course Objectives:
This course introduces principles, concepts and applications of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS): a decision support tool for planners and managers of spatial information.
Database development, manipulation and spatial analysis techniques for information
generation, basic knowledge of remote sensing and global navigation satellite sysem.
Students will have the scope of using GIS for applications in their related fields such as
natural resource management, environment, civil engineering, agriculture, information
system, etc will be discussed through miniproject and laboratory exercises.

3. Specific Objectives and Contents:

Specific Objectives Contents


Understanding of GIS and 1. Introduction and Overivew of GIS(3 Hours)
software Definition of a GIS features and functions
Application of GIS 1.1Why GIS is important and how GIS is applied
1.2historical development of GIS
1.3GIS as an Information System
1.4GIS and cartography
1.5contributing and allied disciplines
1.6 GIS data feeds
1.7Application of GIS
2. GIS and Maps, Map Projections and Coordinate Systems(3 Hours)
Projection and coordinate
system used GIS
2.1 Maps and their characteristics (selection, abstraction, scale,
Projection system used in etc.);
Nepal 2.2 automated cartography versus GIS;
2.3 map projections; coordinate systems
2.4 precision and error

3. Spatial Data Models (3 Hours)


Data model of Vector and
3.1 Concept of data model;
Raster GIS
3.2 raster data model; compression,
3.3 indexing and hierarchical data structures;
3.4 vector data model;
3.5 topology;
3.6 TIN data model.

Different types of data inputs 4. Data Sources, Data Input and Data Quality (3 Hours)
and data quality 4.1 Major data feeds to GIS and their characteristics:
4.2 maps, GPS, images, databases,
4.3 commercial data; locating and evaluating data;
4.4 data formats;
4.5 data quality;
4.6 metadata.

5. Database Concepts (3 Hours)


Gedatabase concept and
5.1 Database concepts and components
different types of Databse
5.2 relational database systems;
management system 5.3 data modeling;
5.4 views of the database; normalization;
5.5 databases and GIS.

Vector Geodatabase 6. Vector Geo Processing (6 Hours)


Management and Analysis 6.1 Clip
tools 6.2 Merge
6.3 Dissolve
6.4 Union
6.5 Intersection
6.6 Buffer

7 Raster Geo Processing (6 Hours)


Raster Geodatabase and
7.1 Clipping, merging, appending, raster cataloge
Management tools
7.2 raster analysis;
7.3 statistics;
7.4 Integrated spatial analysis.
7.5 Map Algebra
7.6 Interpolation functions
8 Raster Surface (3 Hours)
Different sources of Digital
8.1 DEM (different source of DEM, creating DEM)
Terain Model/Digital Elevation
8.2 slope,
Model, processing related to 8.3 aspect and
DEM 8.4 other raster functions using DEM

Explains about Global Navigation 9 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) (4 Hours)
Satellite System works
9.1 Basic concept of GNSS
9.2 How GNSS works
9.3 DGNSS
9.4 Errors in GNSS
9.5 Application of GNSS

10 Introduction to Remote Sensing (4 Hours)


Explains about RS (Remote
Sensing)
10.1 Concept of Remote Sensing
10.2 Electro Magnetic Spectrum and windows
10.3 Spectral signature of different landuses
10.4 Introduction to different satellites
10.5 Resolutions in RS
10.6 Application of Remote Sensing

11 Hydrologyical Analysis(4 Hours)


River basing Analysis using
11.1 Flow direction,
DEM and Raster GIS
11.2 flow accumulation,
11.3 River network Generation
11.4 Catchment boundary
11.5 Subcatchment boundary
11.6 Elevation band in catchment
12 Making Maps (3 Hours)
Producing final layout of Maps
12.1 map functions in GIS;
for Printing and Exporting
12.2 map design and
12.3 map elements;
12.4 choosing a map type;
12.5 Exporting map in different format
12.6 Printing a map

Laboratory Sessions:

1. Spatial database development


(Georeferencing, digitizing point/line/polygon) 6h
2. Projection 3h
3. Database editing and updating 6h
4. GNSS and Google Map data integration in GIS, 2h
5. Geo processing 3h
6. Spatial analysis 4h
7. River Analysis 2h
8. Map Layout 2h
9. Mini-project for GIS application. 8h

Prescribed Text:
1 Raghunath Jha (2002): Course Manual for GIS, IOE, Water Resources Engineering.
2 P.A. Burrough and R. A. McDonnell (1998): Principles of Geographical Information Systems,
Oxford University Press.
3 J. Star and J. Estes (1990): Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction: Prentice Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
4 J. Lee, D.W.S. Wong (2002): Statistical Analysis with Arc View GIS: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
New York.

References:

1. Davide J Maguire, Michael Goodchild and David W RHIND, 1999, Geographical Information
Systems Vol 1: Principles, Longman Scientific Technical.

2. Laura Lang, 2000, Managing Natural Resources with GIS, ESRI, Redlands, CA.

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