OCE552 Geographic Information System Syllabus:

OCE552 Geographic Information System Syllabus โ€“ Anna University Regulation 2017

UNIT I Fundamentals Of GIS

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

UNIT II Spatial Data Models

Database Structures โ€“ Relational, Object Oriented โ€“ ER diagram โ€“ spatial data models โ€“ Raster Data Structures โ€“ Raster Data Compression โ€“ Vector Data Structures โ€“ Raster vs Vector Models- TIN and GRID data models โ€“ OGC standards โ€“ Data Quality.

UNIT III Data Input And Topology

Scanner โ€“ Raster Data Input โ€“ Raster Data File Formats โ€“ Vector Data Input โ€“Digitiser โ€“ Topology โ€“ Adjacency, connectivity and containment โ€“ Topological Consistency rules โ€“ Attribute Data linking โ€“ ODBC โ€“ GPS โ€“ Concept GPS based mapping.

UNIT IV Data Analysis

Vector Data Analysis tools โ€“ Data Analysis tools โ€“ Network Analysis โ€“ Digital Education models โ€“ 3D data collection and utilisation.

UNIT V Applications

GIS Applicant โ€“ Natural Resource Management โ€“ Engineering โ€“ Navigation โ€“ Vehicle tracking and fleet management โ€“ Marketing and Business applications โ€“ Case studies.

OCE552 Geographic Information System Syllabus