About the Book
With the advent of
advanced satellite sensors, high resolution satellite imagery, Global
Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), that
enables mapping and modelling of the landscape, it is becoming even more
important for the research scientist and engineer in the field of environment
to integrate Geoinformatics Technology into their scientific investigation.
This book focuses on the development of advanced technologies of Geoinformatics
for Environmental Management.
This book is intended for the
academic community as well as the resource scientist, engineers, decision
makers and planners involved in environmental problem solving. The book is
organized around two main themes, namely principles of Geoinformatics and
Applications to Environmental Management with case studies, spread over a total
of eighteen chapters.
From
applications of Surveying and Mapping to Natural Disaster Management, and other
areas of natural resources, Geoinformatics for Environmental Management
provides a complete picture of the fascinating and rapidly growing fields of
remote sensing, GIS and GPS. Unique in scope, this book covers the full
interdisciplinary spectrum of the subject including Surveying and Mapping,
Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographical
Information Systems (GIS), Forest Resource Management, Watershed Management,
Saltwater Intrusion Modelling, Water Quality Mapping and Modelling, Solid Waste
Management, Natural Disaster Management and Urban Planning and Management. This
is the first book of its kind to incorporate and summarize number of case
studies of environmental issues for students, teachers, and practitioners. In
addition, it provides operational methodologies for analysis and design of
environmental projects. |
About
the Author
M. Anji Reddy, is Professor and Head of
Environmental Science and Technology, Center for Enrivonment, JNTU, Hyd. He has
received Ph.D in Remote Sensing from JNTU and has published more than 60
research papers in many international and national journals, besides
undertaking various national projects sponsored by different Government
Departments. and organizations. He is
honorary consultant to few public and private user organizations in the area of Remote
Sensing and GIS, and is the author of well received “Textbook of Remote Sensing
and Geographical Information Systems, 2nd. Ed.”. |
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