GI3022 Environmental Geoinformatics Syllabus:

GI3022 Environmental Geoinformatics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 The objective of this course is to expose the students to the applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for water quality assessment, soil degradation assessment and monitoring pollution.

UNIT I WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sources and demands of water – Characteristics of water – Point and non-point sources of water pollution – Spectral responses of clear and contaminated water – chlorophyll – Remote Sensing of Water quality assessment – Classification of water quality for various purposes , Sampling procedure, quality analysis, Database creation and quality modeling using GIS. Database Creation and designing water supply network, sewerage network using GIS. Runoff estimation – flood prediction modeling – aquifer vulnerability modeling.

UNIT II SOIL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Formation of Soils – classification – landforms – soil erosion – factors influencing soil erosion, soil contamination – distribution and accumulation of contaminants such as toxic metals, synthetic chemicals in soil – mining pollution – methods of conservation – afforestation – EMR responses with contaminated soil – modeling soil characteristics using satellite data-soil degradation assessment using Remote Sensing and GIS- Land reclamation.

UNIT III SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Definition – sources – identification of storage and collection location – Analysis of collection route Site selection: Transfer station, Disposal site – Waste allocation –contamination transport model – case studies.

UNIT IV AIR POLLUTION

Geo demographic Analysis – Land Value Analysis – Optimisation of Facility Locations – Site suitability Analysis for Infrastructure – Optimal Route Analysis – Accident Analysis – Road Alignment Planning – Traffic and Parking Studies – case studies.

UNIT V GLOBAL PROSPECTIVE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Prevention and Control measures – Carbon footprints and sinks, carbon trading, carbon credits and marketing, Indian and international status – case studies – Definitions- Climate, Climate system, climate change – Drivers of Climate change – Characteristics of climate system components – Green house effect – Carbon cycle – case studies.

TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Understand the possible applications of remote sensing and GIS in water quality analysis and network design
CO2 Understand the possible applications of remote sensing and for soil conservation
CO3 Understand the possible applications of remote sensing and for solid waste management
CO4 Understand the possible applications of remote sensing and for air pollution mapping and modelling
CO5 Understand the possible applications of remote sensing and for climate change perspectives

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Andrew N. Rencz, Manual of Remote Sensing: Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring, John Wiley& Sons Inc, April 2004.
2. Baretl,E.C.and CulisI. F.Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing, Second edition, Chapman and Hall, NewYork, 1993

REFERENCES

1. Lintz, J. and Simonent,D.S. Remote sensing of environment Addision Wesley, Radingmars, 2010