IIT Kharagpur crop production technology syllabus

Remote Sensing for Land and Water Resources

3 – 1 – 0 : 4 Credits Prerequsites: None Physics of remote sensing: Electro magnetic spectrum, atmospheric effects,

energy interaction with earth surface features. Platforms and remote sensing

sensors: Photographic camera, scanners, earth resources satellites, active

and passive microwave sensors. Digital image processing: Image

rectification, image enhancement, image classification and accuracy. Image

interpretation. Geographical Information System (GIS): Map data

representation, geographic database concepts and analysis. Application of

remote sensing and GIS in land and water resources system and evaluation.