™ M. Tech.

in Civil Engineering (Geomatics)

Introduction, Scope and Objective of Programme

The geomatics industry has grown from US $ 2.02 billion (2002) to US $ 11.7 billion (2007),
registering a growth rate of US $ 2.2 billion per annum world over. In India, due to increased
emphasis on development of civil engineering infrastructure, utilities and service industry in
Urban areas/Public sector, the geomatics field is bound to grow from Rs. 0.683 billion (2007) to
1.5 billion (2011). Therefore, the PG program in Geomatics is designed to strengthen theoretical
concepts and provide practical tools to budding civil engineers and planners. The course
structures is designed to cover fundamental (sem. I), advanced and application (Sem 2), and
specialized course (Sem 3 &4) in the inter-disciplinary field of Geomatics. Additonal focus has
been laid on use of software tools for planning, optimization and decision making through taught
courses and major project. The various fields covered under geomatics includes but not limited
to are Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Natural Resource Management, Hydrology and
Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Disaster Management, Urban & Regional
Planning, Transportation Engineering, Utilities Management, Location Based Services, Web GIS,
and Large Scale Mapping. A strong industry link has been laid with ISRO, BISAG and consulting
agencies for mentoring students.

™ Course Details:

Semester I: Semester II:

• Applications of GIS
• Fundamentals of GIS
• Advances in remote sensing applications
• Principles of remote sensing
• Geo-database management system
• Geodesy and GPS surveying
• Spatial analysis and modeling
• Surveying and field data techniques
• Minor Project
• Laboratory on software
• Seminar
• Communication Skill for Engineers
• Elective II
• Elective I

Semester III: Semester IV:

• Major Project Part –I • Major Project Part – II

List of Elective Subjects

• Quantitative research techniques
• Geomatics and project management
• Digital image processing
• Geodetic survey measurements and
adjustment techniques
• Spatial data infrastructure
• Programming language
• Open source GIS
• Microwave remote sensing
• Geomatics in disaster management
• GIS in environmental impact assessment
• GIS in infrastructure engineering
• Institutional and social aspects of GIS

™ PG Project Areas

PG Students in Geomatics will carry out their major projects in-house or at designated centers
of excellence in research, consulting or Industry in India & Abroad. Some of the areas of the
major projects undertaken by the PG students are as under:

• Land information and emergency • Transportation engineering

management system • Urban water supply and waste water
• Urban planning and infrastructure projects
• Hydraulics & Water resources • Earthquake engineering
engineering • Power and gas utility
• Forestry & Agriculture
• Health care design and delivery

™ Laboratory Facilities

Well equipped laboratory facilities are available to carry out software related design and
planning projects. The available software will be Arc GIS and Map Info for spatial data needs,
ERDAS imagine and ENVI for remote sensing analysis, GPS for data collections.

™ Placement

After the successful completion of M. Tech. in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geomatics
course, students are expected to be placed in the following organization/ institutions.

Sector Name of companies

Infrastructure Agencies L & T, Mott McDonald, SAI Infrastructures, Lea Associates South Asia,
Reliance Associates, WSP Inc., Halcrow Inc., Adani Ltd., Essar Ltd.,
Multimedia Consulting Engineers, STUP Consultants, Tata Consulting
Engineers, Kalptaru Power Transmission Ltd
Private Consultants Rolta India Ltd., ESRI Inc., RSMI Inc., Intergraph, BOSS Consulting,
Tele-Atlas, Sierra-Atlantic
Utility Companies Torrent Power, Tata Power, Adani Ltd., Alstom bv, GE Inc., Siemens
AG
Govt./Public Sector GoG, GUDM, GSDMA, SSNNL, GWIC, GWRDC, Revenue
Department, Planning & Administration Department, Development
Authorities
Central Ministries GoI, DoS, DoRD, DoUD, DST, Survey of India, NIC, MoWR
Research Centers ISRO Centers, SAC, VSSC, RRSSC, NRSC, PRL, RRL, CSIR
Academic institutions As faculty & research associates

™ Faculty

Name Designation Qualification Area of Expertise

Dr. P.H.Shah Head of the Dept Ph.D., IIT Bombay Geotechnical Engineering
Dr A K Singh Professor Ph.D. Germany Water resources, Geomatics
Prof. S S Kolte Sr Associate Ph.D., IIT Delhi Environmental engineering
Professor (pursuing)
Dr P R Patel Sr Associate Ph.D., IIT Bombay Geomatics, Construction projec
Professor management
Prof. P R Trivedi Assistant Professor M S (Texas A&M) Construction project
management
Resource Persons

• Dr. Aishwarya Narain, Ph.D. • Prof. Pratima Singh, Asstt Professor

• Dr V K Agrawal, Ph D, Senior Professor • Dr J N Patel, Ph.D. Professor
• Prof. Anjana Vyas, Professor • Dr Ajai, Group Director