GI3502 Mapping Toolboxes for Geomatics Syllabus:

GI3502 Mapping Toolboxes for Geomatics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To familiarize the available mapping toolboxes for geomatics applications.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB PROGRAMMING

The MATLAB Environment – MATLAB Basics – Variables – Numbers – Operators – Expressions – Input and output – vector and Matrices operation – Creation – dot product – work with vectors – Working with files: Scripts and Functions – Loops and execution control

UNIT II GRAPHICS AND MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING WITH MATLAB

Graph elements; color – theme – type – title and label – drawing multiple functions – generating subplots – drawing bar chart – 3D plots – work with plotting: regression analysis and presentation – Algebraic equations – Basic Symbolic Calculus and Differential equations – Transforms

UNIT III TOOLBOXES FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA

Functions: To read and write geospatial data: geotiffwrite – read geotable – shaperead – Interface gateway to link external language programs: C-MEX or F-MEX – shapelib functions – poly(i).handles(k) function – make_map function – Spatial Econometrics and Spatial Statistics toolbox – arc moran plot function – Arc Mat Toolbox functions – Topo Toolbox: DEM Analysis

UNIT IV IMAGE PRE PROCESSING

Graphics – Creating Graphs – Customizing Graphs – lattice library- Visualization – Box plot – Histogram – Pareto charts – Pie graph – Line chart – Scatter plot – Developing graphs – Probability Distributions: Normal – Binomial – Poisson and Other Distributions.

UNIT V STATISTICAL DATA ANALYSIS

Image processing tool box – reading and writing of image– file format conversion – image display and fusion – image Enhancement – Image smoothening – histogram: Univariate and Multivariate statistical analysis

TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Enable the student to understand basic MATLAB/Scilab functions
CO2 Enable to understand graphics and mathematics using MATLAB/Scilab functions
CO3 Enable to understand files and scripts using MATLAB/Scilab functions
CO4 Enable the student to understand geospatial toolbox using MATLAB/Scilab functions
CO5 Enable the student to understand Image processing with MATLAB functions

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Holly Moore, “ MATLAB for Engineers” Third Edition – Pearson Publications,2012.
2. Stephen J. Chapman, “MATLAB Programming for Engineers” Fourth Edition –Thomson learning,2008.

REFERENCES:

1. Fausett L.V.(2007) Applied Numerical Analysis Using MATLAB, 2nd Ed.,Pearson Education.
2. MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications, by Amos Gilat, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2004
3. Hahn B., and D. Valentine, 2013. Essential Matlab for Engineers and Scientists: 5th Edition, Academic Press.
4. Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers, by Rudra Pratap, OUP USA,2005.
5. Programming and Engineering Computing with MATLAB 2018 by Huei-Huang Lee , SDC Publications, 2018.