CIVIL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT

B. E. IV YEAR (4YDC)

CE 41703: ADVANCE REMOTE SENSING

CREDITS:

PERIOD PER WEEK CREDITS MAXIMUM MARKS

THEORY PRACTICAL TOTAL

T P Tu. T P Tu.
MARKS

CW END SW END

4 2 - 4 2 - SEM SEM 200

30 70 40 60

Theory:
Unit – 1
Modern equipments for surveying :

Digital levels and theodolites, Electronic Distance measurement (EDM), Total Station and
Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Digital Planimeter.

Surveying Astronomy:

Definitions of astronomical terms, coordinate systems for locating heavenly bodies, geographic,
geodetic, geocentric, Cartesian, local and projected coordinates for earth resources mapping,
convergence of meridian, parallel of latitude, shortest distance between two points on the earth,
determination of latitude and longitude.

Unit – 2
Photogrammetry :
Principle, definitions and classifications of terrestrial and aerial photogrammentry, flight
planning for aerial photography, scale and relief displacements of vertical aerial photographs,
stereoscopic vision on vertical photographs, computation of position, length and elevations of
objects using photographs and photo mosaic.

Tilted Photographs:
Introduction, scale of tilted photograph, ground co-ordinate form a tilted photograph, tilt
displacement, computation of tilt displacement, and rectification of tilted photography.
Stereoscopic Parallex:
Introduction, principle of the floating mark, stereoscopic method of parallax measurement, parallax
equation, elevation by parallax, differences.
Introduction of remote sensing (EMR, EMS), sources of remote sensing black body radiation, Maxwell
equation, spectral signature, influence of hemispheric constituents etc.
Unit - 3
Remote Sensing Technique:-
Type of remote sensing, active, passive, in active remote sensing (Radar, Lidar etc) in passive remote
sensing, satellite, images.
Data acquisition and data processing: data acquisition, different type of remote sensing platform, sensing
system MSS, TM, IRS, SPOT, SEA, SAT nova etc.
Global Information System (GIS) : Definition principle, components and advantages. Working, and
detailed application.

Unit - 4
Data processing:
Recording at Earth station transportation of data from HDDT,TOCCT. After applying all corrections,
geometric and radiometric.
Fundamental of images interpretation:
Basic concepts of visual and digital techniques. Instruments used in interpretation. Application of remote
sensing in Engineering.
Unit – 5
GPS Surveying:
Introduction & components of GPS, Space segment, control segment and user segment, Elements of
Satellite based surveys-Map datums, GPS receivers, GPS observation methods and their advantages over
conventional methods.

Digital Terrain Model (DTM): Topographic representation of the terrain and generation of DTM on
computers using spot heights and contour maps.

Surveying Project - Student will go for one week Surveying Camp to carry out Project Work.

Practicals

1. Digital Image Processing of Remote Sensing Data

2. Spectral Signature collection using Spectro Radiometer and Spectral Analysis
3. Working with GPS
4. Basic of GIS using ArcGIS

Book & References Recommended :

1. Surveying and Leveling-Part-I & II by T.P. Kanetkar and S.V. Kulkarini, Pune Vidyarthi
Griha Prakashan, Pune
2. Engineering Surveying : Theory and Examination Problems for Students by W.
Schofield, Butterworth, Heinemann,Oxford.
3. Surveying: Problems Solving with theory and objective type questions by A.M.Chandra,
New Age International Publishers N. Delhi.
4. Advance Surveying by A.M. Chandra, New Age International Publishers N. Delhi.
5. Surveying Vol. II by S.K. Duggal, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. New
Delhi. Remote Sensing and image interpretation by Lillesand T.M. and Kiefer R.W.
6. Will P.R., Element of Photogrammetry, McGraw Hill.
7. Lintz B.J. and Simonrltt D.S., “Remote sensing of Environment”.
8. Sabnis P.H. “ Remote sensing the quantitative approach”.
9. Surveying, Volume 2 ; S.K. Duggal , Tata McGraw Hill
10. Remote Sensing and GIS ; Basudeb Bhatta
11. Geographical Information Systems – Principles and Applications, Volume I edited by
David J. Maguire, Micheal F Goodchild and David W Rhind, John Wiley Sons.
12. Geographical Information Systems – Principles and Applications, Volume II edited by
David J. Maguire, Micheal F Goodchild and David W Rhind, John Wiley Sons.
13. Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System Ahmed El-Rabbany.
14. Integrating GIS and the Global Positioning System Karen Steede-Terry
15. Remote Sensing Geology by Ravi P Gupta, Springer.
16. Remote Sensing Principles and Interpretation by Floyd F Sabins, W H Freeman And
Company
17. John R Jenson „Introducing Digital Image Processing” Printice Hall.