GATE 2022 Syllabus for Geomatics Engineering (GE) – Download PDF

GATE 2022 Syllabus for Geomatics Engineering – Candidates can check the syllabus for GATE 2022 Geomatics Engineering on this page. GATE 2022 syllabus has 29 subjects and has been released by IIT Kharagpur. The syllabus varies from subject to subject. There will be 55 questions from GE in the exam, and the remaining 10 questions will be asked under the General Aptitude section. The Geomatics Engineering syllabus includes sections A and B. These sections further include various topics. Get here the complete GATE 2022 Syllabus for Geomatics Engineering, from this page.

GATE 2022 Syllabus for Geomatics Engineering

The syllabus for Geomatics Engineering includes topics like Engineering Mathematics, Remote Sensing, GNSS, GIS, Maps, Land Surveying, Aerial Photogrammetry, Data Quantization and Processing, Digital Image Processing, Radiometric and Geometric Corrections, Image Enhancement, Image Transformation, and Image Segmentation and Classification. The syllabus of all the 29 subjects in GATE 2022 is available on the official website of IIT Kharagpur. Please see the detailed syllabus below.

Part A: Common

Engineering Mathematics – Surveying measurements, Accuracy, Precision, Most probable value, Errors and their adjustments, Regression analysis, Correlation coefficient, Least square adjustment, Statistical significant value, Chi square test.

Remote Sensing – Basic concept, Electromagnetic spectrum, Spectral signature, ResolutionsSpectral. Spatial, Temporal and Radiometric, Platforms and Sensors, Remote Sensing Data
Products – PAN, Multispectral, Microwave, Thermal, Hyperspectral, Visual and digital interpretation methods.

GNSS – Principle used, Components of GNSS, Data collection methods, DGPS, Errors in observations and corrections.

GIS – Introduction, Data Sources, Data Models and Data Structures, Algorithms, DBMS, Creation of Databases (spatial and non-spatial), Spatial analysis – Interpolation, Buffer, Overlay, Terrain Modeling and Network analysis.

Part B: Section I

Maps – Importance of maps to engineering projects, Types of maps, Scales and uses, Plotting accuracy, Map sheet numbering, Coordinate systems- Cartesian and geographical, map projections, map datum – MSL, Geoid, spheroid, WGS-84.

Land Surveying – Various Levels, Levelling methods, Compass, Theodolite and Total Station and their uses, Tachometer, Trigonometric levelling, Traversing, Triangulation and Trilateration.

Aerial Photogrammetry – Types of photographs, Flying height and scale, Relief (height) displacement, Stereoscopy, 3-D Model, Height determination using Parallax Bar, Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Slope.

Part B: Section II

Data Quantization and Processing – Sampling and quantization theory, Principle of Linear System, Convolution, Continuous and Discrete Fourier Transform.

Digital Image Processing – Digital image characteristics: image histogram and scattergram and their significance, Variance-Covariance matrix, Correlation matrix and their significance.

Radiometric and Geometric Corrections – Registration and Resampling techniques.

Image Enhancement – Contrast Enhancement: Linear and Non-linear methods; Spatial Enhancement: Noise and Spatial filters.

Image Transformation – Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Discriminant Analysis, Color transformations (RGB – IHS, CMYK), Indices (Ratios, NDVI, NDWI).

Image Segmentation and Classification – Simple techniques.

GATE 2022 General Aptitude Syllabus

The syllabus for General Aptitude is the same for all the 29 subjects in GATE 2022. The pattern for this section is the same too. There are 10 questions under this section. Out of these 10 questions, 5 questions will carry 1 mark each, and the remaining 5 questions will carry 2 marks each. General Aptitude consists of two parts, which are Verbal Ability and Numerical Ability. 

• Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction. 
• Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.

GATE 2022 Geomatics Engineering Exam Pattern

Before starting your preparation, candidates must have a look at the exam pattern and the marking scheme for GATE 2022 for Geomatics Engineering. Aspirants must know the types of questions that will be asked in the exam and the total marks for the exam.

• The exam will be conducted through online mode and is a Computer Based Test (CBT).
• Duration will be 3 hours. 
• The types of questions that will be coming in the exam are MCQs & NATs and the total number of questions is 65
• There will be 3 sections namely General Aptitude, Mathematics and Subject-Based
• The total marks in the exam will be 100. 
• There will be negative marking for MCQs.
• There will be no negative marking.

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