1. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management Akm Saiful Islam [Part-B: Geographic Information System (GIS)] Syllabus and course outline December, 2006 Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam

2. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam Instructor  Instructor: Akm Saiful Islam Email: akmsaifulislam@iwfm.buet.ac.bd Phone: 880-2-9664640-44 Ext. 7923 web: http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/akmsaifulislam/index.htmlakmsaifulislam@iwfm.buet.ac.bdhttp://teacher.buet.ac.bd/akmsaifulislam/index.html  Class Hours: Monday (subject to change) 4:20p.m. - 5:50p.m. (Class Room-1, ground Floor of the Institute Building)  Office Hours: Monday (subject to change) 3:50p.m. - 4:200p.m. (Room 306, 2nd Floor of the Institute Building)  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. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam

3. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam Grading Policy  Grading Policy (can be be changed at the end of semester):  Mid Term Exam = 30%  Final Exam = 40%  In-Class Quiz = 10%  Mini Project = 20%  Mini Project:  Guideline: Students are advise to select a topic relevant to their profession.  Report: 10 page report written in Ms Word, due on Last week. Report should contain - introduction to the problem, methodology, results, conclusion  presentation: at the end of the term, there will be in class group presentation based on the project findings.  Software:  ArcGIS 9.0 and ArcView GIS 3.0

4. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam Text Book -1 Introduction To Geographic Information Systems by Kang-Tsung Chang (Third Edition)

5. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam Text Book - 2 GIS Work Book, Part-I Fundamentals, Part-II Technical -by Shunji Murai -Online version: http://ksrs.or.kr/library/index.htmhttp://ksrs.or.kr/library/index.htm

6. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam Syllabus LectureTopicWeek 1General Introduction - Syllabus - Course Outline - Grading Policy 1 2Introduction 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 1

7. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam LectureTopicWeek 3Data 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 2 4Input 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 and Vectorization - Advanced Technologies for Primary Data Acquisition 3

8. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam LectureTopicWeek 5Spatial Database - Concept of Spatial Database - Design of Spatial D database - Database Management System - Hierarchical Model - Relational Database - Object Oriented Database 4 Mid term Exam - Syllabus (Lecture 1 to Lecture 5) 5 Hands on Training on GIS - ArcView GIS 6 7 Hands on Training on GIS - Start of Mini project 8

9. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam LectureTopicWeek 6Coordinate System and Map Projection - Coordinate System - The Shape of the Earth? - Map Projection - Coordinate Transformation - Distance - Scale, Accuracy and Resolution 9 7Interpolation - Principle of Interpolation - Curve Fitting - Surface Fitting - Least Square Method - Interpolation of Image Data - Interpolation of Image Data 10

10. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam LectureTopicWeek 8Digital 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 11 9Spatial Analysis - What is Spatial analysis? - Query - Reclassification - Coverage Rebuilding - Overlay of Raster Data - Overlay of Vector Data - Connectivity Analysis - Shape Analysis and Measurement 12

11. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management © Dr. Akm Saiful IslamDr. Akm Saiful Islam LectureTopicWeek 9Visualization of Geospatial Data - Graphic Variables - Gray Scaling - Color Map - Relief Map - Bird's Eye View-Parallel Projection - Bird's Eye View-Central Projection 13 10Final Exam & Mini Project Submission - Syllabus (Lecture 6 to Lecture 10) 14