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Subject:: Database Management Information System, Remote Sensing and GIS (Geographical Information System)

The document provides an introduction to database management systems, remote sensing, and geographical information systems for new students. Remote sensing is defined as a technique for collecting information from a distance. Remotely sensed data refers to data collected from a distance. Geographical information systems are described as a set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieving, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for specific purposes, as defined by Burrough in 1986. The introduction was presented by Rehana Jamal, a GIS expert and geographer.

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Subject:: Database Management Information System, Remote Sensing and GIS (Geographical Information System)

The document provides an introduction to database management systems, remote sensing, and geographical information systems for new students. Remote sensing is defined as a technique for collecting information from a distance. Remotely sensed data refers to data collected from a distance. Geographical information systems are described as a set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieving, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for specific purposes, as defined by Burrough in 1986. The introduction was presented by Rehana Jamal, a GIS expert and geographer.

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Lecture#01-P1

Dated :15/10/12

Subject:

Database Management Information System, Remote sensing and GIS (Geographical Information System) Topic:
Introduction to New comer students Introduction to DBMS, RS and GIS
Presented by Rehana Jamal

What is Remote sensing?


Remote sensing is a technique of collecting information from a distance

Remotely sensed data The data collected from a distance

What is GIS?
A set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieval at will, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes
Burrough(1986)

Presented by Rehana Jamal

GIS Expert & Geographer

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