A
two day workshop on application of GIS was conducted by the department of civil
engineering and Civil simplified on 22nd and 25th of
August, 2014 at Kengeri campus.
The inauguration of the workshop was graced by the
presence of Fr. Benny Thomas, Director and Dr. Iven Jose, Associate Dean,
Christ University Faculty of Engineering. Prof. Raghunandan Kumar, coordinator,
Dept of Civil Engineering welcomed the students and introduced the importance
and concept of GIS. Prof. Srinidhikumar introduced the speakers of the
workshop.
Civil Simplifiedis a
brainchild of IIT Kanpur alumni formed with the intention of improving
awareness about the latest trends in civil engineering and to bridge the gap
between industry requirements and what academia offers. It aims to come up with
tailor made courses/ workshops that would equip young Indian students with the
skills and knowledge related to various aspects of civil engineering. It strongly
believes that complicated engineering concepts can be taught in a simple manner
using innovative methodologies. Through well-structured lectures, workshops and
other practical sessions, they help students understand the complicated topics
of civil engineering in an interesting way.
Geographic
Information System (GIS) technology has predominantly changed how our world is
analyzed and modelled. Be it small businesses, multinational companies,
agriculture-based companies, educational institutions, or maps guiding a lost
individual- GIS finds application in many areas. The rapid growth rate of data
poses huge challenge to its interpretation. GIS provides an easy and more
efficient way to interpret geospatial data – to create a topographic map with
elevation, angles and other features. The Applications of GIS workshop exposes
the participants to the concepts and applications of GIS in use for multiple
disciplines. Participants will learn to create, edit, visualize, and analyze
geospatial information and apply this learning to work on a vast range of
projects where GIS technology is used.
This
workshop was split into 2 modules:
Lecture: Participants were taught various
concepts involved in GIS and various methods of data collection along with its
interpretations.
Practical session: This
session involved CAD based plotting and mapping using a given set of data.
125
students from the department of civil engineering participated in the workshop.
All the sessions were very interactive and provided participants with great
insight to applications of GIS.
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