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CE-504 (B) RGPV B.Tech

Remote Sensing & GIS (RSG)

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Previous Year Papers

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-504 (B)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Remote Sensing 11 topics
  • Basic concepts of remote sensing
  • Data and information in remote sensing
  • Remote sensing data collection methods
  • Advantages and limitations of remote sensing
  • Remote sensing process
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Energy interactions with atmosphere and earth surface features (soil, water, vegetation)
  • Image resolution
  • Image registration
  • False‑color composite imaging
  • Elements of visual interpretation techniques
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors 11 topics
  • Characteristics of Indian satellites and sensors
  • Overview of remote sensing platforms
  • Sensors and properties of digital data
  • Data formats and introduction
  • Major sensors/platforms: IRS, Landsat, SPOT, Cartosat, IKONOS, Envisat
  • Sensor resolutions: spatial, spectral, radiometric, temporal
  • Basics of digital image processing
  • Systematic errors in digital imagery (scan skew, mirror‑scan velocity, panoramic distortion, platform velocity, earth rotation)
  • Non‑systematic (random) errors (altitude, attitude)
  • Image enhancement techniques: gray‑level thresholding, level slicing, contrast stretching
  • Image filtering methods
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Geographic Information System 9 topics
  • Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS)
  • Components of a GIS
  • Geographically referenced data
  • Spatial and attribute data and their integration
  • GIS operations: spatial data input and attribute data management
  • Geographic coordinate systems and datums
  • Map projections and types of map projections
  • Projected coordinate systems
  • Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zones
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Data Models 7 topics
  • Vector data model and representation of simple features
  • Topology and its importance in vector data
  • Coverage and its data structure; shapefile format
  • Relational database concepts for GIS
  • Raster data model elements
  • Types of raster data
  • Raster data structure and data conversion
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Integrated Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS 8 topics
  • Land‑use and land‑cover analysis using remote sensing and GIS
  • Change detection techniques
  • Water resources management applications
  • Urban planning applications
  • Environmental planning applications
  • Natural resource management applications
  • Traffic management applications
  • Location‑based services and their applications
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 5 past CE-504 (B) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Remote Sensing Basics 28 marks
  • Unit 2 Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors 34 marks
  • Unit 3 Geographic Information System 24 marks
  • Unit 4 Data Models 11 marks
  • Unit 5 Integrated Applications of Remote sensing and GIS 15 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. What is sensor resolution and what are the different types of sensor resolutions?

    Asked 6 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020

  2. Applications of remote sensing and GIS in water resources management

    Asked 5 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020

  3. Explain the electromagnetic spectrum with a neat sketch and its relevance to remote sensing.

    Asked 5 times: 2025, 2023, 2020

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