GI8014 Geographic Information System Syllabus:

GI8014 Geographic Information System Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017

OBJECTIVES:

• To introduce the fundamentals and components of Geographic Information System
• To provide details of spatial data structures and input, management and output processes.

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS

Introduction to GIS – Basic spatial concepts – Coordinate Systems – GIS and Information Systems – Definitions – History of GIS – Components of a GIS – Hardware, Software, Data, People, Methods – Proprietary and open source Software – Types of data – Spatial, Attribute data- types of attributes – scales/ levels of measurements.

UNIT II SPATIAL DATA MODELS

Database Structures – Relational, Object Oriented – Entities – ER diagram – data models – conceptual, logical and physical models – spatial data models – Raster Data Structures – Raster Data Compression – Vector Data Structures – Raster vs Vector Models- TIN and GRID data models.

UNIT III DATA INPUT AND TOPOLOGY

Scanner – Raster Data Input – Raster Data File Formats – Georeferencing – Vector Data Input –Digitiser – Datum Projection and reprojection -Coordinate Transformation – Topology – Adjacency, connectivity and containment – Topological Consistency – Non topological file formats – Attribute Data linking – Linking External Databases – GPS Data Integration

UNIT IV DATA QUALITY AND STANDARDS

Data quality – Basic aspects – completeness, logical consistency, positional accuracy, temporal accuracy, thematic accuracy and lineage – Metadata – GIS Standards – Interoperability – OGC – Spatial Data Infrastructure

UNIT V DATA MANAGEMENT AND OUTPUT

Import/Export – Data Management functions- Raster to Vector and Vector to Raster Conversion -Data Output – Map Compilation – Chart/Graphs – Multimedia – Enterprise Vs. Desktop GIS- distributed GIS.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Kang – Tsung Chang, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, McGraw Hill Publishing, 2nd Edition,
2011.
2. Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius, Steve Carver, Srinivasa Raju, “An Introduction Geographical Information
Systems, Pearson Education, 2nd Edition,2007.

REFERENCES:

1. Lo. C.P., Albert K.W. Yeung, Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems, Prentice-Hall India
Publishers, 2006