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RS & GIS TRAINING

GIS Course (4 week course)
   
Announcement: 2008-09
Duration March 02-27, 2009

Fee Structure:
Indian Participant
Foreign Participant

Rs. 8,000/-
US $ 1800
(Apply Before Feb 02, 2009)

Please mail Duly filled & signed application, sponsorship certificate, duly signed checklist along with course fee DD + 2 Stamp size ( 2.50 cm x 3.00 cm ) photographs (NOT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOS)

Course Details:

  • Fundamentals of GIS—Introduction to basic concepts including definition of GIS, History,the principles, techniques, procedures and terminology of geographic information systems, and digital representation and data acquisition.
  • Mapping the spherical Earth including, geodesy, grids, datums, and projection systems.
  • Geographic data concepts— Geospatial data components, data types/models , database management, RDBMS concepts, database design.
  • Raster based GIS. Spatial referencing in raster based GIS: definition and representation of raster data, concepts of raster based GIS data structure, data capture and basic operations of spatial analysis with raster GIS.
  • Vector based GIS: Definition, concepts of vector based GIS, data structures, data capture and operations of spatial analysis with vector GIS.
  • Advantages and disadvantages in raster and vector based GIS.
  • Elementary spatial analysis and modelling.
  • Introduction to networks in GIS: Definition, components and operations/applications
  • Surfaces and TINs.
  • Introduction to remote sensing and digital image processing as a source of input to geographic information systems.
  • High Resolution Images for Developmental Mapping.
  • Overview of GPS and its applications.
  • Software and hardware requirements for GIS.
  • GIS project planning, management and implementation techniquies.
  • Applications of GIS including WebGIS.
  • Hands -on practical exposure using ArcInfo®, ArcView® and GeoMedia®.

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