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BCA Geographical Information System

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Geographical Information System

Subject Code: CACS454

Course Title: Geographical Information System

Course No: CACS454

Nature of Course: Theory & Practical

Full Marks: 60+20+20

Pass Marks: 24+8+8

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course offers detailed knowledge as well as practical skills on GIS theory, design and implementation. It includes introduction, GIS and Map, GIS data sources and structures, spatial data analysis, GIS data modeling and creating map apart from this this encourages to students to develop a real time basic GIS project.

Course Objective

The general objectives of this course are to provide theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills of geographical information system to make students capable of capturing, analyzing and visualize real world data.

Course Contents

Unit 1. Introduction   6 Hrs.

Definition, functions and Applications of GIS, Components of GIS, GIS as Information System, Nature & Sources of GIS data, Recent trends and future of GIS

Unit 2. GIS and Map   8 Hrs.

Map and their characteristics, Mapping concept and Techniques, Map Projection

Unit 3. GIS data Sources & Structures   12 Hrs.

Capturing GIS data, Sources: Maps, GPS, Images and Databases, Structures: Vector, Raster and TIN data structures, GIS data modeling, GIS database design

Unit 4. Spatial Data Modeling and Analysis   12 Hrs.

Spatial data modeling, Vector based analysis, Raster based analysis

Unit 5. GIS data modeling & Creating Maps   10 Hrs.

Surface modeling, Hydrology modeling, Designing and printing the map

Reference Books

  1. Kang-tsung Chang, (2010). “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems” Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
  2. C.P.Lo and Albert K.W.Yeung (2006). “Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems” Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
  3. Albert, C.T.L. and Yeung, K.W. (2002). “Concepts and Techniques of Geographical Information Systems”, New Delhi: Prentice Hall.
  4. Chakraborty, D. and Sahoo, R.N. (2007). Fundamentals of GIS. India: Viva Books.
  5. ESRI guide to GIS analysis Andy Mitchell, ESRI press, Red lands

Lab Works

Students should develop basic GIS project implementing the concepts given in course of study and may add more (if required).