GIS and Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management
By: Pushpanjali, Josily Samuel & Visha Kumari, The authors are scientists at Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (ICAR- CRIDA), HyderabadRemote sensing and GIS can be used to generate data that can help achieve sustainable management of natural resources. Maps created through a GIS interface provide a fillip to analysis and bring us a step closer to visualising the complex patterns and relationships that characterise real-world planning and policy problems.
