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CONCEPTS
AND FUNDAMENTALS OF REMOTE SENSING: Introduction, Energy sources
and radiation principles electromagnetic energy, Electromagnetic
spectrum, Energy interactions in the aonosphere Energy interaction
with earth surface feature, Remote
sensing systems, Spectral reflectance curves, Data acquisition
and interpretation, Image characteristics, Multispectra scanning
system, reference data. Radar technologies and terrain interactions
Global positioning system. introduction of microwave sensing.
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EARTH
RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: Introduction to various
sensing platforms. SPOT satellite, Ladsa satellite, JERS satellite.
Indian Remote Sensing Satellites Geostationary Environmental
satellite, Polar orbiting NOAA Environmental satellite, Future
satellite systems, Various satellite Radar systems like JERS-l, ERS-l,
SIR-A mission. Radar satellite Almaz-l, Seasal.
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INTRODUCTION
TO VISUAL IMAGE INTERPRETATION: Introduction
and fundamentals of visual image interpretation Introduction to
Digital Image processing, Image rectification and restoration, image
enhancement Contrast manipulation, Spatia feature manipulation. Multi
image manipulation, image classification Supervised and unsupervised
classification, merging and GIS integration, Scale effects.
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INTRODUCTION
TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM: Introduction various GIS
operation of GIS to water resource, environmental impact assessment
and urban & regional planning.
Recommended
Books:
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Floyd
F. Sabins -Remote Sensing Principles and interpretation.
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Thomas
M. Lillesand & Ralph W -Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation.
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C.P.
Lo. Albert K. W. Yeung –Concepts and Techniques of Geographic
Information Systems, PHI (EEE)
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Jensen
-Remote Sensing of Environment, Pearson Education Asia.
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