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Key Features:
All aspects of Geoinformatics–Plane Surveying, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS included.Y Gives basic concepts with principles of all aspects discussed.Y Measurements explained with neat line drawing.

This book is an attempt to bring the different fields of Geoinformatics under one fold to help the novices in gettingthe subject matter at one place. The book includes Plane Surveying, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing,Geographic Information System (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS). The subject matter emphasizes onthe basic concepts and practices in use. The book has six sections as below:Section I introduces the Geoinformatics as a whole in the perspective of surveying as it has unlimited fields ofapplications. Section II provides basic concepts of errors in Plane Surveying, techniques of making linear andangular measurements for producing topographic maps of areas of moderate extents. Section III deals withPhotogrammetry and technique of measurements on aerial photographs to produce topographic maps. Section IVis devoted to Remote Sensing, principle of this technique, and its application. It also presents various remotesensing missions launched, and the technique of image interpretation and digital image processing. Section Vdiscusses the Geographic Information System (GIS) and its application, data models used in GIS, and how variousspatial entities are related to each other in GIS environment through topology. Section VI is on Global PositioningSystem (GPS) which now finds its use in our day-today life. It is a technology for gathering (x, y, z) coordinates ofpoints anywhere on the globe at any time making use of artificial satellites devoted to GPS. This section explainsprinciple of working of GPS and its use in surveying.

Dr. A M Chandra is a former Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He graduatedin Civil Engineering in 1969, completed post graduation in Advanced Surveying andPhotogrammetry in 1971, and obtained Doctoral degree in Physical Geodesy in 1984, all from thethen University of Roorkee, presently Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.Dr. Chandra joined the Geomatics Engineering Section of Civil Engineering Department,University of Roorkee in 1975 after serving for brief periods as Associate Lecturer at SVRCET,Surat and subsequently, as Assistant Engineer in RES, Uttar Pradesh, and remained with the IIT,Roorkee till 2005 when he took voluntary retirement. He has also served at University ofSalahaddin, Iraq (1988-89) and Arba Minch University, Ethiopia (2002-04) under UNDPsponsorship. Presently he is Professor of Civil Engineering, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia.At IIT, Roorkee, Dr. Chandra has been engaged in teaching, research, and consultancy.Dr. Chandra has published several research papers in national and international journals andconference proceedings, and has authored six books of international repute. He has been honouredwith national awards for his works in his field. Dr. Chandra has been to Austria and attended aninternational course on Mathematical and Numerical Methods in Physical Geodesy.