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9th April 2016, 03:06 PM
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Ignou gis course
Does IGNOU offered Geographical Information System (GIS) program , if yes then can you tell me about the same ??
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9th April 2016, 03:06 PM
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Re: Ignou gis course
IGNOU School of Sciences (SOS) offered Post Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics (PGCGI) and Geographical Information System (GIS) is paper which part of this program : Post Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics (PGCGI) Minimum Duration: 6 Months Maximum Duration: 2 Years Course Fee: Rs. 5,000 Minimum Age: No bar Maximum Age: No bar Eligibility: Graduate in any discipline from a recognised university. Geographical Information System (GIS) course /paper comprises 4 blocks. First block introduces the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology and the remaining three blocks deal with the fundamental concepts of GIS. Block 1 discusses the concepts and components of GNSS, principles of their operation and sources of errors in the derived data along with an overview of its applications in various fields. Block- 2 introduces GIS and its components along with its historical developments, basics of data models, along with concept of topology and status of database management system in GIS. Block-3 deals with the methods of data input and database creation giving an account of digitisation process, data standards, methods of linking non-spatial data with spatial data and also about data conversion. The heart of the GIS i.e. spatial analysis is discussed in the Block-4 which gives an account of different types of GIS outputs, Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) and models of GIS design. Details of the blocks dealt in the theory course are as follows: Block-1: Global Navigation Satellite System Unit-1: Introduction to GNSS Unit-2: GNSS and its Components Unit-3: GPS Survey and Applications Block-2: Fundamentals of Geographic Information System Unit-4: Concept of GIS Unit-5: GIS Data Models and Spatial Data Structure Unit-6: Non-spatial Data Structure Block-3: GIS Database Creation Unit-6: Data Input Unit-7: Data standards and Topological Concepts Unit-8: Attribute Data Linkages and Data Conversion Unit-9: Data Quality Issues Block-4: GIS Analysis, Output and Project Design Unit-10: Spatial Analysis Unit-11: GIS Outputs Unit-12: GIS Project Design and Implementation Address School of Sciences, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, , New Delhi - 110068 India +91-011-29532167 +91-011-29532167 sos@ignou.ac.in |
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