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GIS.121 Geographic Information System 2+1

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this course is:
 To make understand students about basic of Geographic Information System and its
applications.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Exposure to Basic Principles of Geographic Information System
 Bringing real world to digital platform
 Understanding and using principles of GIS technology
 Applications

THEORY (30 L)

UNIT 1: (10 Hours)
Introduction to GIS; Representing a real world in digital space; Data types and data models;
Advanced data models in GIS and Data Generation/Collection/Surveys

UNIT 2: (10 Hours)

GIS data quality, Global Positioning system, Basics of Remote Sensing, Database and Database
Management System– Introduction
UNIT 3: (10 Hours)

Database query and Spatial analysis, Basic and Advanced Spatial analysis of data, Introduction to
open source GIS software: ILWIS and Quantum GIS (QGIS)

PRACTICAL (15P)

1. Hands on working with maps, data integration, collection, digitization and extraction
2. Hands on data generation and analysis using various sources
3. Processing satellite imageries and preparation of thematic maps

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, Paul Bolstad, XanEdu
Publishing Inc; 5th edition;
2. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Kang-tsung Chang, McGraw-Hill Education
3. Principles of Geographical Information Systems by Peter A. Burrough
4. Sharda Singh Ranbir Singh Rana, Vaibhav Kalia, Kunal Sood and Arun Kaushal , Centre for
Geo-informatics Research & Training, COBS , CSKHPKV, Palampur, Practical Lab Manuals:
‗Introduction to GIS and Hand on Exercises (using ILWIS)‘.
5. QGIS documentation (https://qgis.org/en/docs/index.html), ILWIS documentation
(https://www.itc.nl/ilwis/users-guide/)
6. Practical Lab Manuals: ‗Introduction to GIS and Hand on Exercises (using ILWIS)‘

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