GI3021 SDG and Geomatics Syllabus:
GI3021 SDG and Geomatics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To inform students about the importance of sustainable development and the responsiveness to that.
To educate the students about the SDG goals and India s initiative to address them.
To make the student aware of geospatial technology as a central idea in achieving the SDGs.
UNIT I SDG EVOLUTION
UNDP- Rio Earth summit 1992 – Agenda 21 – millennium summit- MDGs – world summit on sustainable development – R + 20, Rio – open working group – post-2015 development agenda – 2030 agenda – 2015 agreements and international policy shaping – SDG formulation
UNIT II 17 SDGs
SDGs – 17 goals – targets and indicators global sustainable development report 2019 and 2023 – yearly SDG reports ( 2016 to 2022) – capacity development – international scenario – geospatial capacity in India – Niti Ayog – cooperative federalism, sub groups and task force- -key initiativesverticals – reports – model agreements-SDG scope in Tamil Nadu – TNAPCC 2
UNIT III SDG-WORLD EXPERIENCE
UNDP – integrated solutions – SDG acceleration tool kits- global initiative – Covid -19 experience; UN – GGIM – genesis – objectives – IAEG-SDGS – regional committees- working groups – build the bridge phases – collaboration , corroboration and collation
UNIT IV GEOMATIC TOOLS FOR GIS
Geospatial technology – earth observation – historical and current sensors and technology – open and costed data products – geo portals – application areas – SDG focus indicators – national datasets – data portals – GIS – data assimilation – modeling capabilities- statistical dis-aggregation
UNIT V SDG – GEOSPATIAL ROAD MAP
Data availability –– focus indicators- geospatial Indian story maps – geo-viable SDG indicators – water availability- primary productivity- building index – land capability maps- Health indices – Land temperature maps – watershed characteristics- climate products from satellites – assessment of SDG matrix
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Appreciate the importance of sustainable development and the understand history of worlds unified effort to achieve through SDG s and the participation of the partner countries including India to achieve the same
CO2 Understand the relevance of SDG s , the role of the geospatial technology as central idea to realize the SDG s and the status of this technology worldwide
CO3 Acquire the knowledge about the standard geospatial focus indicators to achieve SDGs and evaluate the methodology to formulate them
CO4 Acquire knowledge on the current development, issues, methods and solutions in application of geospatial technology in comprehending the SDGs for a better world future
CO5 Analyze critically and evaluate methods by applying the knowledge gained and to be a part of innovation efforts and capacity building of geospatial technology to achieve SDGs
TEXTBOOKS:
1. The sustainable Development Goals – by United Nations: Department of Public Information , 2018, ISBN – 978-9211013696.
2. Dilip Kumar, R.B. Singh, Ranjeet Kaur “Spatial Information Technology for sustainable 139
Development Goals (sustainable Development Goals series), ISBN-13, 978-3319580388, Springer, 1st edition, 2019.
3. Rajabifard, Abbas (Editor), Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma, ISBN9780429290626,Taylor & Francis, 2022 Open access http:// library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24929
4. SDGs Geospatial roadmap-UNGGIM,
https://ggim.un.org/meetings/GGIMcommittee/11thSession/documents/The_Geospatial_SDG
s_Roadmap_WGGI_IAEG_SDGs_20210804.pdf
REFERENCES
1. UNDP, INEGI, The SGD s Geospatial Roadmap, 2019 – OPEN ACCESS
2. UNDP, UNHABITAT, GLOBAL TASK FORCE, “Road map for localizing the SDG: implementation and monitoring at sub national level
3. WWW.NITIAYOG.IN
4. UNDP, “global consultation draft: strategies pathways” 2020