1. Eye in the Sky
2. The Space, Earth and Atmosphere
    Constituents of atmosphere
    Layers of atmosphere
3. Solar Electromagnetic Radiation
    Solar electromagnetic radiation
    Electromagnetic radiation used in remote sensing
    Black body emission
    Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atmosphere
    Atmospheric windows
    Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with objects on earth surface
    Atmospheric windows
4. Spectral Reflectance Characteristics of objects on Earth Surface
    Spectral signature of vegetation, water bodies, soil and land surface
    Methods of obtaining spectral reflectance
    Laboratory measurement
    Ground based in situ measurement
    Airborne based measurement
    Space borne measurement
    Hyperspectral reflectance
5. Aerial Photographs and their Interpretation
    Factors affecting quality of aerial photographs
    Characteristics of aerial photographs
    Stereo or three dimensional image
    Aerial photo mosaic
    Basic elements of aerial photo-interpretation
    Visual interpretation of aerial photographs
    Characteristic image of vegetation, soils and water bodies on Aerial
    Photographs 
    Methodology of aerial photo-interpretation for natural resource
    Mapping
    Advantages of Aerial Photographs
    Limitations of Aerial Photographs
6. Satellite and sensors
    Earth resources satellite
    Sensors
    Scanning of ground features
    Whisk broom scanner
    Push broom scanner
    Classification of sensor systems
    Landsat Series satellites
    Sensors employed on Landsat satellites 
    Multi-spectral Scanner (MSS)
    Thematic mapper (TM)
    Indian Resource Satellites
    Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellite series
    Sensors employed on IRS series Satellite
    Linear Imaging Self Scanning (LISS)
    Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites
    Thermal Infrared Sensor
    Microwave Sensor
    Parameters of the target material
    Side Looking Airborne Radar
    Unique capabilities of microwave sensors
    Other earth resources satellite
    Telecommunication and Meteorological Satellites
    INSAT system satellite
7. Satellite Data and their interpretation techniques
    Satellite Data
    False Colour Composites (FCCs)
    Satellite image interpretation
    Visual interpretations
    Visual interpretation of paper prints
    On screen visual interpretation of images
    Digital image interpretation
    Image processing
    Image Enhancement
    Contrast enhancement
    Band rationing
    Normalization Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
    Principal Component Analysis
    Filtering
    Density slicing
    Image classification
    Supervized classification
    Unsupervized classification
    Ground truth
8. Geographical Information System (GIS)
    Elements of Map
    Survey of India topographic maps
    Information available on SOI maps
    Geographical Information System
    Components of GIS
    Functions performed by GIS
    GIS data: spatial data and attribute data
    Data input methods
    Format for data input
    Vector format
    Raster format
    Components of geographic data
    Geo-Referencing
    Database management system
    Relational data base system
    The GIS output
    Advantages of GIS
    Remote sensing applications
9. Landform Classification and Mapping
    Landform mapping with aerial photographs
    Landform Mapping with satellite images
10. Soil Resources Classification and Mapping
      Soil series: Basic mapping and classification unit
      Land capability classification
      Soil resource mapping
      Semi detailed soil mapping
      Detailed soil mapping
      Soil resource mapping with Remote Sensing 
      Soil resource mapping with Aerial Photographs
      Soil resource mapping with Satellite Images
      Small scale soil mapping with Landsat MSS data
      IRS -1A/1B LISS I FCC data for small scale soil mapping
      IRS LISS II FCC data soil mapping
      IRS-1D LISS III images for physiography- soil relationship study
      IRS-1D-LISS III images for soil mapping in complex geological formations
      IRS-ID, LISS III images for soil resources mapping in hilly and densely covered forest area
      IRS ID LISS-III images for detailed soil survey of micro watershed
      IRS P6 LISS III images for physiography -soil resource mapping of watershed
      IRS LISS III FCC for identification of soil resources constraints
      Soil Resource Information System
      Standardization of data base
      NRIS code for soil series
      Soil data files system
      Identification and mapping salt affected Soil
      Mapping salt affected soils with aerial photographs
      Mapping salt affected soils with Landsat images
      Landsat and IRS images for recognition of kind of salt affected soils
      Visual Discrimination of surface features of natural salt affected soils
11. Water Resources Appraisal and Management

      Surface water resources
      Identification and delineation of water bodies
      Monitoring reservoir sedimentation
      Rainfall-runoff modelling
      Potential sites for surface water harvesting
      Groundwater
      Groundwater potential areas
      Groundwater recharge
      Potential sites for groundwater recharge structures
      Hydrogeomorphological mapping
      Identification of Palaeochannels
12. Forest Resources Monitoring and Management
      Forest mapping and monitoring
      Delineating boundaries of forest blocks and sanctuaries
      High potential forest fire area mapping
      Carbon sequestration in Forests
13. Land use/ Land cover Classification and Wasteland Mapping
      National Land use/ land cover classification and mapping
      Monitoring landuse/ land cover changes
      Monitoring land reclamation
      Urban sprawl
      Wastelands Mapping
14. Integration of Natural Resources
      Major Land Resources Unit (MLRU)
      Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD)
      Integration of natural resources in GIS environment
      Resource Management Domains (RMDs)
15. Crop acreage and Yield estimation
      Assessment of disease and insect infestation
      Mapping of orchards
16. Watershed Development Planning and Impact Assessment
      Selection of sites for water harvesting structures
      Watershed development planning
      Impact assessment of watershed development
      Indicators for impact assessment
      Methodology for impact assessment
      Impact assessment of integrated watershed development
17. Command Area Monitoring and Management
      Waterlogged and saline area in command of irrigation projects
      IGNP command area in Rajasthan
      Mahanadi command area in Odisha
18. Land degradation and Desertification
      Land degradation processes, type and severity
      Satellite images for land degradation mapping
      Landsat TM image for land degradation mapping
      Soil degradation mapping with IRS-1A FCC
      Land degradation mapping at National level
      Desertification mapping
      Desertification and land degradation Atlas of India
      Desertification/land degradation mapping under  UNCCD programme
19. Natural Calamities and Disaster Mapping
      Floods
      Flood affected Area Mapping
      Flood Damage Assessment
      Droughts – Monitoring and assessment
      Drought indices
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