WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management:
Semester: October 2006

PART-B: Geographical Information System (GIS)

1. Instructor:

Akm Saiful Islam
 Assistant Professor, IWFM, BUET
Email: akmsaifulislam@iwfm.buet.ac.bd
Phone: 880-2-9664640 ~ 44 PABX Ext 7923

2. Class Hours:

  Monday (subject to change)    4:20p.m. - 5:50p.m.  (Ground Floor, IWFM)

3. Office Hours:

  Monday (subject to change)    3:30p.m. - 4:20p.m.  (Room 306-2,  IWFM)

4. Course Content:

Concepts of GIS; Spatial data: sources, acquisition and entry; Database; Vector and raster data; Data analysis; GIS output; Integration of remote sensing and GIS; Application of remote sensing and GIS in water resources modeling and management.

5. Grading Policy (subject to change):

Mid Term Exam = 30%  Final Exam = 40%  Class Quiz =  10% 
Mini Project =15% Attendance =   5%

6. Syllabus:

Week

Topic

Lecture

 Download
1 

General Introduction
         - Syllabus
         - Course Outline
         - Grading Policy

 1 Syllabus
 

Introduction to Geographic Information System
          - Definition of GIS
          - Why is a GIS needed?
          - Required Functions for GIS
          - Computer System for GIS
          - GIS as a Multidisciplinary Science
          - Areas of GIS Applications
          - GIS as an Information Infrastructure
          - GIS for Decision Support

 2 Lecture-1
2

Data Model and Structure
          - Data Model
          - Geometry and Topology of Vector Data
          - Topological Data Structure
          - Topological Relationships between Spatial Objects
          - Geometry and Topology of Raster Data
          - Topological Features of Raster Data
          - Thematic Data Modeling
          - Data Structure for Continuous Surface Model

 3

Lecture-2

3

Input for Geospatial Data
           - Required Data Sources for GIS
           - Digitizers for Vector Data Input
           - Scanner for Raster Data Input
           - Digital Mapping by Aerial Photogrammetry
           - Remote Sensing with Satellite Imagery
           - Rasterization
           - Vectorization
           - Advanced Technologies for Primary Data Acquisition

4

Lecture-3
4

Spatial Database
          - Concept of Spatial Database
          - Design of Spatial D database
          - Database Management System
          - Hierarchical Model
          - Relational Database
          - Object Oriented Database

5

Lecture-4

 
5

Mid term Exam
         - Syllabus (Lecture 1 to Lecture 5)

 -x- -x-
6

Hands on Training on GIS
          - ArcView GIS

Lab-1  
7

Hands on Training on GIS
          - ArcView GIS

Lab-2  
8

Hands on Training on GIS
          - Start of Mini project

Lab-3  
9

Coordinate System and Map Projection
        - Coordinate System
        - The Shape of the Earth?
        - Map Projection
        - Coordinate Transformation
        - Distance
        - Scale, Accuracy and Resolution

 6

 
10

Interpolation
        - Principle of Interpolation
        - Curve Fitting
        - Surface Fitting
        - Least Square Method
        - Interpolation of Image Data
        - Interpolation of Image Data

7

  

11

Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
        - DEM and DTM
        - Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN)
        - Generation of Contour Lines
        - Interpolation of Elevation fom Contours
        - Automated Generation of DEM
        - Orthoimage Generation
        - Extraction of Terrain Information
        - Shade and Shadow

8

  

12

Spatial Analysis
        - What is Spatial analysis?
        - Query
        - Reclassification
        - Coverage Rebuilding
        - Overlay of Raster Data
        - Overlay of Vector Data
        - Connectivity Analysis
        - Shape Analysis and Measurement

9

  

13

Visualization of Geospatial Data
        - Graphic Variables
        - Gray Scaling
        - Color Map
        - Relief Map
        - Bird's Eye View-Parallel Projection
        - Bird's Eye View-Central Projection

10

  
14

Final Exam & Mini Project Submission
      - Syllabus (Lecture 6 to Lecture 10)

-x-

 -x-

7. Mini Project:

 - Guideline: Students are advise to select a topic relevant to their profession.
-  Report: 5 page report written in Ms Word, due on Last week. Report should contain - introduction to the problem, methodology, results, conclusion.

8. Software: ArcGIS, ILWIS

9. Books:

1. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - by Kang-Tsung Chang
     (Hands on Training Text)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. GIS Work Book, Part-I Fundamentals , Part-II Technical - by Shunji Murai (Main Text)
Online Version: http://ksrs.or.kr/library/index.htm

Last updated on January 15, 2007

(c)  Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology