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GIS in Ag-Essentials and Applications (GIS)

Dr. R. Nagarajan and Dr. Venkataraman Balaji · IIT Kanpur

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Lectures

Introduction

  1. Introduction Video

Week-1 - Agriculture practices & Use of GIS for Course Correction

  1. Our Agriculture Practices and Lessons Video
  2. Climate and Scale of Change Video
  3. Course Corrections Video
  4. Modified Agriculture - Precision Agriculture Video
  5. Modififed Agriculture Practice - Climate Smart Agriculture Video

Week-2 - Integration of Agriculture Related Information - GIS

  1. Maps and Information in Practice Video
  2. Geographical Information System (GIS) Video
  3. Types of input Video
  4. Analysis - Map overlay Video
  5. Buffering & Perspective View Video
  6. GIS Type & Available GIS Softwares Video

Week-3 - Village/Land Information System

  1. Village Cadastral Map and Property Card Video
  2. Cadastral Maps and Contents Video
  3. Creation of Cadastral Information Base Video
  4. Land Information System Video
  5. Creation of Village Boundary Based Basin Analysis Video
  6. Village Information System Video

Week-4 - Weather Cloud reading & rainfall analysis in irrigation schedule

  1. Needs and Weather Forecast Video
  2. Cloud Types & Rain Bearing Clouds Video
  3. Weather Satellites and Cloud Pattern Reading Video
  4. Rainfall and Supplementary Irrigation Video
  5. Synergistic Use Video

Week-5 - GIS in estimation of water availability for effective planning

  1. Surface Rainfall - Run off Assessment & Model Video
  2. Soil and Water Assessment Tools (SWAT) Model Video
  3. Groundwater Availability Video
  4. Groundwater Potential Mapping Video
  5. Water Storage & Water Availability and Release Video
  6. Growth of Crop Area in Command Area and Impact Climate Change Video
  7. Impact of Climate on Agriculture Video

Week-6 - Implications of water availability - deficit on agriculture

  1. Crop Water Requirement & Distribution Loss Video
  2. Village Agriculture & Other Water Demand and Supply Source Video
  3. Water Security Assessment Video
  4. Land Degradation: Soil Salinity Video
  5. Water Logging Video
  6. Water Balance Under Different Rainfall Video

Week-7 - Drought Assessment

  1. Drought and Characteristics Video
  2. Drought Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Video
  3. Monitoring and Warning Video
  4. Drought Monitoring: a global perspective Video
  5. Drought Risk and Vulnerability Assessment: a global perspective Video

Week-8 - Sustainable resources management in Agriculture

  1. GIS in Sustainable Agriculture Video
  2. Assessment of Existing Water Storage Structures & Rehabilitation Video
  3. Sustainable Development and Agriculture: a confluence of pressures Video
  4. Climate Change and Drought: a global perspective Video
  5. GIS and Drought Management: a global perspective Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Agriculture
Taught by
Dr. R. Nagarajan, Dr. Venkataraman Balaji
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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