Geospatial Techniques in Practice (BCV306B)

Geospatial Techniques in Practice

Course Code BCV306B 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory 

Module-1

Need of Geospatial technology in Industry: Geospatial in Day to Day Life, Spatial thinking, Evolution of location technology and importance of geography and maps. Need for spatial information, Terminologies, logic, language and formats of spatial technology. Location perspective of construction industry, Overview of Geospatial technology in tenders, Design and execution and Construction lifecycle management. Fundamentals and components of Geospatial Engineering, Surveying and Conventional survey equipment Vs Modern surveying equipment Components. Digital Land Surveying Needs. 

Module-2

Total Station and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS): Basics of Surveying, Introduction to Survey and Mapping, Geospatial Surveying Equipment, Demo of Total Station Equipment, Setting out and mapping, Advanced geospatial solutions, GNSS Overview of components, working and signal structure of Global navigation System. 

Module-3

Geospatial Engineering and technology: Remote Sensing Technologies, Types of remote sensing, Sensors and its types, Application of sensors & platforms, Image Acquisition, Applications of Remote Sensing. 3D scanning, Principles and the science behind photogrammetry, LiDAR, RADAR and SONAR. Introduction to Platforms and working. 

Module-4

Geographical Information System: Basics of GIS, Vector & Raster data models, Types and components of a Map. Hardware for GIS, DEM and TIN Data products, Attribute Data Types. Basic GIS data conversions, conversions from non-spatial formats to spatial formats. Demo of Conversion of Excel to GIS, Demo of Conversion of CAD TO GIS, Demo of Downloading and Geo-referencing Topo sheets and Raster files.

Module-5

Applications and Future trends of Geospatial Technologies: Application of GIS - Spatial Analysis, Catchment Area delineation, Overlay Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Hotspot Analysis and View shed Analysis. Future Trends of Geospatial Technologies. Case Study 1 -Benefit Realization - Case Study 2 Advancements in Modern Survey & Mapping Technologies, Advancements in Spatial Analytics – Geo Intelligence, Future Trends, Geospatial Technology - Way Forward.

Suggested Learning Resources: Books 

 T. P. Kanetkar and S. V. Kulkarni, Surveying and Levelling, Parts 1 & 2, Pune Vidyarthi Griha Prakashan, Pune, 2010, 24th edition. 

 James M. Anderson and Edward M. Mikhail, Surveying, Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill 2001 

 Satheesh Gopi, R. Sathikumar, N. Madhu, ― Advanced Surveying, Total Station GPS and Remote Sensing ― Pearson education, 2nd Edition,2017. 

 George Joseph and C. Jeganathan, Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Third Edition Universities Press (India) Private limited, Hyderabad, 2018 

 M. Anij Reddy. Textbook of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information systems. BS Publications, 2012.