Geoinformatics has truly emerged as a state of the art technology and decision tool in the areas of facility-utility mapping, resource planning, disaster management and e-governance. Recent advances in the field of remote sensing. GIS and GPS have further enhanced the future potential of geoinformatics. This book is a collection of papers presented and discussed at the National Seminar on "Role of Geoinformatics in Decentralized Planning" at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. The papers cover various important application areas in geoinformatics and recent trends in their studies. These include environmental issues, natural resource mapping, rural and urban planning etc. The book also highlights the work being carried out at various esteemed organizations in India like IIRS, NRSA, ISRO, RRSSC, State Remote Sensing Centres, NBSS&LUP, universities and NGOs etc. Academicians, scientists, research scholars and professionals, working in the fields of remote sensing, GIS and GPS, will find this book highly useful and interesting.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.C. Pandey
A.C. Pandey is Senior Lecturer, Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He obtained his M.Sc. (Applied Geology) and Ph.D. degrees from University of Delhi, Delhi. He has several research papers published on remote sensing applications in various areas. He is the editor of Resource Atlas of Haryana published by HSCST, Chandigarh. He is Deputy Coordinator of UGC (SAP) and is presently engaged in a number of national projects on desertification, land and water audit, ground water contamination, forest fires, landslides and glaciers retreat.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.S. Nathawat
M.S. Nathawat is Professor, Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He has been Awarded citation for his contributions to the field of Remote Sensing by CLUMA, Hyderabad in association with Bhuvigyan Foundation. He has numerous research papers published on geoinformatics applications in various areas. He is Principal Investigator in a number of prestigious projects sponsored by National Remote Sensing Agency, Space Application Centre and Department of Science & Technology. Government of India on desertification, land and water audit, glacier studies, and wasteland mapping.
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