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WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management

Dr. Akm Saiful Islam. WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management. [Part-B: Geographic Information System (GIS)]. Syllabus and course outline. Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). November, 2007. Instructor.

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WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management

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  1. Dr. Akm Saiful Islam WFM 6202: Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Management [Part-B: Geographic Information System (GIS)] Syllabus and course outline Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) November, 2007

  2. Instructor • Instructor: Dr. Akm Saiful IslamEmail: akmsaifulislam@iwfm.buet.ac.bdPhone: 880-2-9664640-44 Ext. 7923web:http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/akmsaifulislam/index.html • Class Hours:  Saturday 4:20p.m. - 5:50p.m.  (Class Room-1, ground Floor of the Institute Building) • Office Hours:  Saturday 3:50p.m. - 4:20p.m.  (Room 309, 2nd Floor of the Institute Building)

  3. Grading Policy • Grading Policy (subject to change): • Final Exam = 40%    • Mini project = 15% • Assignments = 20% • Mid-term Exam = 20%      • Attendance = 5% • Softwares: • ArcGIS 9.2 • ILWIS 3.4

  4. Text Book • Introduction To Geographic Information Systems • by Kang-Tsung Chang (Third Edition)

  5. Online Reference GIS Work Book, Part-I Fundamentals , Part-II Technical • by Shunji Murai • Online version: http://ksrs.or.kr/library/index.htm

  6. Syllabus • Introduction to remote sensing; • Principles of remote sensing; • Remote sensing systems; • Digital image processing; • 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.

  7. Lecture Topics • Introduction to Geographic Information System (1)         • Geospatial data Model and Structure (1) • Sources and acquisition of geospatial Data (1) • Geospatial databases (2) • Geo referencing: coordinate systems and map projections (1) • Geostatistics: Data Exploration and Interpolation (1) • Digital Terrain Analysis: DEM and DTM (1) • Spatial Analysis (1) • Hands on training on application of GIS in water modeling and management (6) ** Bracket () indicates no. of lectures

  8. Hands on training • Zonal statistics: • Hands on training on locating buildings vulnerable to flood damage • Digital Terrain Analysis: • Generation of rainfall contour map using spatial analysis of GIS • Geostatistical Analysis: • Developing ground water level map for Dinajpur district, Bangladesh using geo-statistical analyst • Spatial Analysis: • Application of GIS in Watershed Analysis • Geometric transformation: • Geo-referencing of a scanned soil map • Data Exploration: • Locate potential sites for hot springs resort.

  9. Mini Project • Topic: [ will be announced in class ] • Group project: 3 to 4 persons in one group preferably from different background • Report: should be at least 10 page. Report needs to submit at the end of the semester. • Group presentation: in class; at the end of semester

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