1. Introduction to GPS..................................................7
1.1 Introduction
1.2 GPS: Meaning and Definition
1.3 Components of GPS: space, control & user segments
1.4 GPS Applications: civil applications, navigation, environmental studies, disaster management, urban and rural planning, agriculture, military applications
1.5 GPS Surveying and Mapping
1.6 Importance of GPS
1.7 Advantages of GPS
1.8 Limitations of GPS
1.9 Introduction to IRNSS

2. GPS Equipment and Data Collection......................19
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Types of GPS devices: handheld, differential, and high-precision receivers
2.3 Satellite signals and codes
2.4 GPS time and coordinate systems
2.5 GPS field survey methods: static, kinematic, real-time 5. Data logging, waypoints, routes, and tracks
2.6 Conduct survey using GPS instrument
2.7 Manual plotting of survey data: on 2D graph.

3. GPS Data Processing and Integration (Software Based)...............51
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data Import - Downloading and Format Types (e.g. GPX, KML, CSV)
3.3 Integration with GIS software (any professional or open source GIS software)
3.4 Post-processing techniques
3.5 Calculation of area
3.6 Mapping (Layout Creation / Map Making).

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