Vidyalankar School of Information Technology
TYBScIT Semester VI
Subject: Principles of Geographic Information System
Faculty Members: Pushpa M, Ujwala S, Spruha M
Assignment 1 based on Unit 1
1. Define GIS.Breifly explain any two capabilities of GIS(March-2018)
2. Define GIS. How data capture and preparation is done in GIS?
3. Explain Data manipulation and analysis techniques used in GIS.
4. Differentiate between GISystems and GIScience. (March-2018)
5. Write a note on Topology and spatial relationships. (March-2018)
6. Write a note on Spatial databases and Spatial Analysis.
7. Explain the term Geographic fields. What are its types? (March-2018)
8. How modeling helps in representing real world? Explain (March-2018)
Assignment 2 based on Unit 2
1. Explain GIS Architecture and functionality.
2. List the functional components of GIS ,Explain any two of them in details.
(March-2018)
3. Write short note on spatial Data functionality. (March-2018)
4. Explain the various reasons for using DBMS in GIS. (March-2018)
5. What are the benefits of linking GIS and DBMS?
6. Differentiate between vector data and Raster data. (March-2018)
7. Explain the relational data model using suitable example(March-2018)
8. Write a note on Spatial Data Infrastructure. (March-2018)
Assignment 3 based on Unit 3
1. What are the different classification of map projection? Explain any two?
(March-2018)
2. State the working principles of absolute positioning and relative positioning.
3. Write short note on GPS. (March-2018)
4. Explain 2D geographic coordinate system using suitable example. (March-2018)
5. Write short note on Krigging? (March-2018)
6. What is trend surface fitting? Explain (March-2018)
7. What is satellite based positioning means
8. How Root mean Square is used to mean location accuracy? (March-2018)
Assignment 4 based on Unit 4
1. List the four classification of analytical function of GIS. Explain any one in
details. (March-2018)
2. What are the steps of performing neighbourhood analysis.
3. Write short note on automatic classification. (March-2018)
4. Explain vector overlay operation using suitable diagram. (March-2018)
5. Give a condition expression for overlay using decision table
6. Perform the raster overlay operation to find R3
R3=CON(R1=3 AND(R2>=45 and R2<=60),1,0)
R1 Soil Type Raster R2 Rainfall Raster(mm) (March-2018)
7. List ant five types example where advanced computation on continuous fields
are required. (March-2018)
8. Explain using example how Raster overlay operation can be performed using
decision table?? (March-2018)
Assignment 5 based on Unit 5
1. What is flow computation.
2. What is the relationship between Map and GIS. (March-2018)
3. How to distinguish between three temporal cartographic techniques? Explain.
(March-2018)
4. What are Bertin’s six categories of visual variables? (March-2018)
5. How to map terrain elevation? Explain (March-2018)
6. What is Cartographic visualization process
7. How to map terrain elevation? Explain. (March-2018)
8. Explain the visualization process in GIS(March-2018)
