GIS Workshop | Applications of Geographic Information System (GIS)

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology has predominantly changed how our world is analyzed and modeled. Be it small businesses, multinational companies, agriculture-based companies, educational institutions, or maps guiding a lost individual- GIS finds application in many areas. The rapid growth rate of data poses the huge challenge to its interpretation. GIS provides an easy and more efficient way to interpret geospatial data – to create a topographic map with elevation, angles and other features. This workshop exposes the participants to the concepts and applications of GIS in use for multiple disciplines. Participants will learn to create, edit, visualize, and analyze geospatial information and apply this learning to work on a vast range of projects where GIS technology is used.

Workshop Highlights

• Learn to create, use and share maps of different projections
• Learn the process for presenting spatial information
• Exposure to different types of GIS projects carried out in present day industry
• Discussion about implementing the knowledge gained to develop B.Tech/M.Tech Projects.

Topics to be covered in Workshop

 Lecture Session  (3-4 Hour)

• Geographic Information System (G.I.S)
• Introduction
• Various applications
• Data sources
• GIS Data Models
• Data Acquisition
• Coordinate System and Map Projections
• Brief Introduction to GPS and Remote sensing

Practical Session – Hands On Session on Industry Grade Software (11-12 Hours)

• Practical Session
• Making a Topographic map
• Working with Attributes
• Geo-referencing aerial imagery and scanned maps
• Digitization
• Affine transformation
• Performing Spatial query
• Raster Styling and Analysis
• Case studies on industrial projects

Duration: The duration of this workshop will be two consecutive days, with eight hour session each day in a total of sixteen hours properly divided into theory and hands on sessions.

Certification Policy:

• Certificate of Participant for all the workshop participants.
• At the end of this workshop, a small competition will be organized among the participating students and winners will be awarded with a 'Certificate of Excellence'.
• Certificate of Coordination for the coordinators of the campus workshops.

Eligibility: There are no prerequisites. Anyone interested, can join this workshop.