Geospatial Techniques in Practice BCV306B
Course Code: BCV306B
Credits: 03
CIE Marks: 50
SEE Marks: 50
Total Marks: 100
Exam Hours: 03
Total Hours of Pedagogy: 40H
Teaching Hours/Weeks: [L:T:P:S] 3:0:0:0
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.