Remote Sensing & GIS (GPLA3103)
BA. Geography and Planning - GP
Semester: First Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2019
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
electromagnetic remote
-Remote sensing
-CIS
-GPS
-GIScience
-Rayleigh scattering
-Mie scattering
-Vector data
-Raster data
-Mobile GIS
-Satellites
(14 marks)
2. Provide the names of the labels on the diagram below showing the chain of processes m the
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & PLANNING
GPLA 3102: REMOTE SENSING & GIS
1. Define the following terms. (20 marks)
3. Give three (03) advantages of active remote sensing sensors over passive remote sensing
sensors. (06 marks)
4. Choose one amongst the following satellite missions of global ehrth observation
(LANDSAT, ASTER, TRMM, TERRA SATELLITE, SPOT, AVHRR, GOES, SRTM,
SENTINEL-2, MODIS), and discuss the following? (10 marks)
• Satellite operator and owner
• Four (04) areas of its application.
5. State and explain the main components of GIS (20 marks)
6. What is the difference between the vector model and the raster model ? Give an example of
each model (5 marks)
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