Exam Details

Subject Introduction To Geoinformatics
Paper
Exam / Course POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN GEOINFORMATICS (PGCGI)
Department School of Sciences (SOS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate word(s).

GRASS is an example of geospatial tool.

MERIS stands for

PMGSY stands for

State if the following statements are True or False

BIP stands for Band Image Pixel.

NRC stands for Net Resources Census.

NUIS stands for National Urban Information System.

Match the items given in Column A with those given in Column B

ColumnA ColumnB

Cartosat Sea Surface Temperature

AVHRR COTS

Oceansat PFZ

ENVI DEM

2. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Spatial Data and its Types

BIL Data Format

UTM Projection

Types of Maps

Web GIS

Advantages of Geoinformatics

Health Related Applications of Geoinformatics

3. Comment on the applications of geoinformatics technologies. Illustrate your answer with any four examples from natural and man-made disasters.

OR

Write an essay on the sources of raster data.

4. Discuss any five national agencies utilising geoinformatics technologies giving examples,wherever required.

OR

What is a contour How are different types of slopes and landforms represented by contours Support your answer with suitable diagrams.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Geoinformatics Practical
  • Global Navigation Satellite System And Geographic Information System
  • Introduction To Geoinformatics
  • Remote Sensing And Image Interpretation