SF3035 Remote Sensing in Environmental Safety Syllabus:
SF3035 Remote Sensing in Environmental Safety Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
1. To impart knowledge on principles and applications of remote sensing, GIS for environmental safety.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Infectious Disease Epidemiology – a Model-based Approach, Andreas Handel
2. Epidemic Modelling: An Introduction,D. J. Daley, J. Gani
2. To understand the usage of GIS software and sensing technology.
3. To make the students familiar with sources of processing data.
4. To provide the knowledge on demand of information system.
5. To understand environment monitoring systems.
UNIT I OVERVIEW OF REMOTE SENSING
Historical Perspective, Principles of remote sensing, components of Remote Sensing, Energy source and electromagnetic radiation, Energy interaction, Spectral response pattern of earth surface features.
UNIT II REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY
Classification of Remote Sensing Systems, Energy recording technology, Aerial photographs, Photographic systems – Across track and along track scanning, Multispectral remote sensing, Thermal remote sensing, Microwave remote sensing –Active and passive sensors, RADAR, LIDAR, Satellites and their sensors, Indian space programme – Research and development.
UNIT III DATA PROCESSING
Characteristics of Remote Sensing data, Photogrammetry – Satellite data analysis – Visual image interpretation, Digital image processing – Image rectification, enhancement, transformation, Classification, Data merging, RS – GIS Integration, Image processing software.
UNIT IV GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
GIS Concepts – Spatial and non spatial data, Vector and raster data structures, Data analysis, Database management – GIS software
UNIT V REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPLICATIONS
Monitoring and management of environment, Conservation of resources, Sustainable landuse, Coastal zone management – Limitations
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Gives knowledge about the platforms and remote sensors used for environment monitoring
CO2 Acquire knowledge about communication environmental sensing
CO3 Understand about the environmental data processing.
CO4 Gives knowledge about data collection and management
CO5 Impart knowledge about the GIS.
REFERENCES
1. Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W, Remote sensing and image interpretation, John Wiley and sons, New York, 2004.
2. GolfriedKonechy, Geoinformation: Remote sensing, Photogrammetry and Geographical Information Systems, CRC press, 1st Edition, 2002.
3. Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R.A., Principles of Geographic Information systems Oxford University Press, New York, 2001.
4. Lintz, J. and Simonet, Remote sensing of Environment, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, New Jersey, 1998.
5. Pmapler and Applications of Imaging RADAR, Manual of Remote Sensing, Vol.2, ASPR, 20