Introduction Remote sensing, the ability to obtain information about an area or object without direct physical contact, in today’s time, acts as one of the biggest inputs for data-driven smart agriculture. “Digital agriculture” which is the use of new and advanced technology to enable smarter and more sustainable food production, depends largely on the availability… Continue reading Remote Sensing Technology: The Mainstay of Digital Agriculture
Introduction Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient and pollution free source of energy for catering the modern civilization, it is being considered a pioneer in the development of modern technological advancement in society. However, when a power plant reaches the end of its useful life it is decommissioned, demolished and shut down so… Continue reading Application of GIS for Decommissioning of Nuclear Plant
Objectives Maritime transportation has been benefitting the humankind since ages whether it being used for trading or transportation, since past few decades we are observing a rapid increase in international and inland waterway on world scale, currently, about 90 percent of intercontinental trade is handled by sea transport. Sea port forms a platform where all… Continue reading Maritime Port Management with GIS
Introduction Precision forestry is a method in which the characteristics of forests, treatments, biodiversity preservation, and recreational opportunities can be accurately determined, at the forest stand, plot, or individual tree level. Precision forestry requires a plethora of information and data which needs to be accurate, spatially detailed, up to date, and must characterize the… Continue reading Precision Forestry : A Revolution through Remote Sensing Technology
Many sensors carried aboard satellites measure red and near-infrared light waves reflected by land surfaces. Using mathematical formulas (algorithms), one can transform raw satellite data about these light waves into vegetation indices. A vegetation index is an indicator that describes the greenness i.e. the relative density and health of vegetation, for each pixel in a… Continue reading Significance of Spectral Indexes in Accurate Vegetation Analysis
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines sustainable development as 'sustainable development is the management and conservation of natural resources base and the orientation of technological and institutional changes in such a manner as to ensure the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations. Such sustainable development conserves land, water,… Continue reading Geospatial Technology Fostering Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals
Building Height Estimation and its Applications Introduction Nowadays cities are developing, the demand for updating land topography and land use maps also increasing. Remote Sensing has many applications in Urban Planning and Management. Satellite Images provide useful information and data for very fine analysis of Urban areas for mapping, extraction, and height estimation of buildings… Continue reading Building height estimation and 3D modelling
Water resource management is a significantly challenging task for the nation. Remotely sensed satellites are designed to meet the vital information requirements of the water management to provide yet another opportunity for extensive monitoring and assessment of the physical features of the nation’s water resources. Analyses on a slope, drainage characteristics, and land use/land cover patterns… Continue reading Water Resource Management
Introduction Nowadays forests resources play an important role in mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon in their Forest biomass estimation. Biomass (B) is an assessment of how much living tissue mass is present in a population at one point in time. The health and environmental conditions of a forest ecosystem are reflected in biomass. Biomass… Continue reading Forest Biomass Estimation
Introduction Modeling using satellite imagery however has been identified as a significant approach for tracing larger parcels, such as farmland or forest plots. Earth observation satellites have a much large field of view than manned aerial imagery and much higher temporal resolutions, with performing frequent revisits during that same area on earth. Besides large regions, manned… Continue reading UAV FOR LANDPARCELS SURVEY AND MAPPING