Geos.815 APPLICATIONS OF GEO-INFORMATICS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 CH)
Testing and developing a methodology, production and development techniques for geographical modeling including introduction to data collection, data matching, manipulation and error amendment, data analysis techniques, visualization of results, composite imaging, image editing, colour theory and annotation, field-testing of results, project report writing, GIS as a spatial decision support system - particularly a critical appraisal of the spatial analysis techniques employed by GIS/RS in specific applications.
Applications: structural geology, environmental geology, mineral exploration, water resources, vegetations and geology, natural disasters, Geomorphological aspects of hazards, lithologic mapping, and natural resource management.
Books Recommended:
- Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation by Lillisand, T.M., 2008. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Landform monitoring, Modelling and analysis by Lane, S., Richard, K. and Chandler, J., 1998. John Wiley & Sons.
- Spatial Analysis: Modelling in a GIS Environment. Geoinformation International by Longley, P. and Batty, M., 1996.
- Scaling up in Hydrology Using Remote sensing by Stewart, J.B., Engman, F. I., Feddes, R.A. and Kcer, Y., l996. John Wiley & Sons.
- Remote sensing, principles and applications by Panda, B.C., 2005. Viva books private limited, India.
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: Geological Mapping, Mineral
- Exploitation and Mining by Legg, Christopher A., 1999. John Wiley & Sons.
- Geographic information system and Science by Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Goodchild,
- David J. Maguire and David W. Rhind, 2001. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Applied Remote Sensing by C.P. Lo., 1986. Longman Scientific & Technical Longman Group UK Ltd.
- Remote Sensing in Geology by Siegel, B.S. and Gillespie, A.R., 1980. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.