Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Experiment Group 1: Aerial Photo InterpretationExperiment Group 2: Satellite Image InterpretationExperiment Group 3: GIS - Georeferencing and DigitisingExperiment Group 4: GIS Mapping and GPS Field Work
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 4 chapters · 16 topics
01Experiment Group 1: Aerial Photo Interpretation
4 topics+
- Determining photo scale from focal length and flying height
- Determining scale using a known ground distance
- Stereo viewing with a pocket stereoscope
- Interpretation of land use from aerial photographs
02Experiment Group 2: Satellite Image Interpretation
4 topics+
- Reading image annotation - satellite, sensor, date, bands
- Identifying features on a standard FCC
- Visual land use / land cover classification
- Calculating NDVI from band values
03Experiment Group 3: GIS - Georeferencing and Digitising
4 topics+
- Introduction to the QGIS interface
- Georeferencing a scanned toposheet with ground control points
- Creating point, line and polygon layers
- Adding attribute data
04Experiment Group 4: GIS Mapping and GPS Field Work
4 topics+
- Classifying and symbolising layers
- Map layout - title, legend, scale bar, north arrow
- Collecting GPS points in the field
- Ground truthing and accuracy check
About this course
You will be able to
- Find the scale of aerial photographs and interpret features using the elements of interpretation
- Identify land use / land cover features on satellite images and false colour composites
- Georeference a scanned toposheet and digitise points, lines and polygons in QGIS
- Prepare a simple thematic map with legend, scale and north arrow in GIS
- Collect GPS points in the field for ground truthing
Who it is for
- B.A Geography students of Semester 6 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Beginners who want hands-on practice in free GIS software
What you need
- Computer lab with QGIS (free) and internet access to Bhuvan / Google Earth
- Remote Sensing and GIS theory paper running alongside
- A smartphone with a GPS app for field exercises
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's list of exercises differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Is paid software needed?
No, all exercises use free tools - QGIS, Google Earth and ISRO's Bhuvan.
Can I practise at home?
Yes, QGIS runs on an ordinary laptop; the trainer shares the sample data sets.
