"Hydrogeology is a field of national importance. The role of hydrogeologists in identifying water resources and developing management strategies for sustainable groundwater use is very important. Massive population explosion and concentration in cities has resulted in over exploitation of groundwater and scarcity. New problems like sea water intrusion and identification of suitable artificial recharge mechanisms to replenish the depleting water levels are increasingly been discussed by a broad spectrum of stakeholder.
The book mainly attempts at integrating information on the entire range of the subject: Hydrogeology with stress on geological concepts. With the arrival of new techniques like GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS armed with the power of modern information technology, integrated groundwater studies have a lot of scope today. Hence this book attempts to introduce GIS modeling and works in that direction."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B Gurugnanam
Dr. B Gurugnanm, is a Silver medalist in M.Sc. Applied Geology, University first rank in M. Tech in Remote sensing and Secured Second rank in M.Phil. degree Geology Examination. He was awarded doctoral degree for his work in Hydrogeology, Remote Sensing and GIS in year 2003. He served as a Junior Research Associate in Indian institute of Ocean Management, Anna University for twenty-four months. He joined as a Lecturer in Annamalai University in April 1997 and presently he is a faculty in the Department of Earth Sciences. He has twelve years of teaching experience and has guided many M.Phil students in GIS related studies. He is a specialist in Remote sensing, Geoinformatics and water resource management. He has presented his works in severl conferences and seminars. He has written course materials on GIS, computer cartography, Remote Sensing and Information Technology for DDE students. Making good use of his academic excellence and research experience he has brought out this useful book on GIS.
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