GIS with Quantum GIS
Course Code BCV456B
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 0:2:0:0
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 15
Total Marks 100
Credits 01
Exam Hours 1
Examination type (SEE) Theory (MCQ)
Module-1
QGIS Introduction: Definition of GIS and its use. Introduction to a free and open source
desktop geographic information system software. Types of data (vector and raster formats),
web services, useful commands and utilities for geo-processing, extending its capabilities to
digital satellite image processing and analysis
Module-2
INTRODUCTION IN QGIS About QGIS Characteristics of QGIS Start using QGIS. QGIS
TOOLS QGIS Configuration, General tools, Working with projections QGIS Browser.
WORKING WITH RASTER DATA Introduction, Display raster data, Raster calculator,
Working with images, Practical exercises: Working with raster data and operations with images.
Module-3
QGIS PLUGINS Additional modules of QGIS or “plugins” Description of Plugins incorporated
in QGIS Operations through “plugins” Practical exercises: Different QGIS “plugins” and their
applications: GDAL library tool, georeferencing, coordinate capture, format converter.
Module-4
CREATE MAPS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Creation tools, Graphic elements, Atlases
generation, and Graphic output creations. Practical exercises: Map creation with QGIS.
Module-5
RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND SPATIAL DATA. Database
design, Database connections, Table joins Spatial joins, generate new statistics and new data
using table and spatial data information. Practical exercises: Creation of thematic maps like
population data of taluk, Watershed map with drainage and water bodies, Highway with other 2
road intersection details
Suggested Learning Resources:
Books
1. Geographic Information System-An Introduction, Tor Bernharadsen, 2009, 3rd Edition,
Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, ISBN - 9788126511389.
2. Principles of Remote sensing and Image Interpretation, Lillesand and Kiefer, 2011, 6th
Edition, John Wiley Publishers, New Delhi, ISBN – 8126532238.
Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):
YouTube videos
https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/pdf/en/QGIS-3.16-DesktopUserGuide-en.pdf for QGIS manual
NPTEL Lectures.
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