Geographical Information System

A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data rooted in the science of geography, allowing users to visualize and interpret patterns, relationships, and situations through maps and 3D scenes.

Geographical Information System

Course Title: Geographical Information System

Course No: CACS454

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 8

Full Marks: 20 + 20 + 60

Pass Marks: 8 + 8 + 24

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 Objectives

Upon the conclusion of the course, students should be able to: - Provide theoretical knowledge as well as practical skills of geographical information system - Make students capable of capturing, analyzing and visualize real world data

Laboratory Works

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

1.Laboratory Works

Text 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.

Reference Books

1.Albert, C.T.L. and Yeung, K.W. (2002). “Concepts and Techniques of Geographical Information Systems”, New Delhi: Prentice Hall.
2.Chakraborty, D. and Sahoo, R.N. (2007). Fundamentals of GIS. India: Viva Books.
3.ESRI guide to GIS analysis Andy Mitchell, ESRI press, Red lands

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official BCA curriculum of Pokhara University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative.

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