Application of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable development

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Persistent identifier:: 856472832

Title:: Application of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable development

Sub title:: [Workshop on "Environmental Modelling Using RS & GIS for Sustainable Development" ... on 11th March 1999]

Scope:: 82 Seiten

Year of publication:: 1999

Place of publication:: Coventry

Publisher of the original:: RICS Books

Identifier (digital):: 856472832

Illustration:: Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten

Language:: English

Usage licence:: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Publisher of the digital copy:: Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover

Place of publication of the digital copy:: Hannover

Year of publication of the original:: 2016

Document type:: Monograph

Collection:: Earth sciences

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Title:: INTEGRATED WATERSHED DEVELOPMENTAL PLANNING USING REMOTE SENSING & GIS. Y. V. N. Krishna Murthy, A. K. Sinha, A. Jeyaram, S. Srinivasa Rao, S. N. Das, D. S. Pandit, D. S. Srinivasan, C. K. Rajender

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74 basis. The results are quite encouraging. It was observed that the run-off has decreased and the ground water reserve and consumptive use has increased. The satellite data for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 are evaluated for changes in Land use/Land cover and the impact. Some of the salient statistics are given in Table 3. Table 3. Before After 3 years implemen- of implemen tation tation (Feb, 1997) 1. Cropping Intensity (*) 107% 127% 2. Horticulture Plantation (*) 5 % 6% 3. Average yield of Rice (t/ha) (#) 1.6 2.4 4. Average yield of Wheat (t/ha) (#) 0.65 1.1 5. Average yield of Cotton (t/ha) (#) 1 2.1 The groundwater table level has increased attaining equilibrium condition and the problem of drinking water was solved in the watershed using ground water conservation and recharge measures. Although the rain input in the year 1996-97 is around 60% of the average annual rainfall, the cropping intensity and yields have increased significantly showing trends of sustainable development. On a sample basis farmer level infor mation collected to identify the trend in economic reforms. The farmer has achieved good economic returns to the tune of 10 folds in marginal lands (100$ to 1000$), 4 fold in moderately developed lands (300$ to 1200$) and more than 2 fold in developed lands (600$ to 1400$). 6.0 CONCLUSION The potential of Remote Sensing technology has been effectively harnessed for the management of the natural resources in the Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) program of Dept, of Space. Decision support system for development planning have been evolved using GIS in the NRTS program. The Indian experience with the successful use of Remote Sensing technology and GIS for enriching the development planning process at watershed level could be adapted by other developing countries. 7.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors express their deep gratitude to Dr. D.P. Rao, Chairman ISPRS working group, VI1/2 and Director, NRSA for giving an opportunity for presenting this study. Sincere thanks to Shri S. Adiga, Director, NNRMS-RRSSC and Shri K. Radhakrishnan, Mission Director, IMSD for their valuable guidance. 8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY Krishnamurthy Y.V.N., Radhakrishnan K„ Chandrasekhar M.G. (1993). Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for resources management. Regional Remote Sensing Seminar on Tropical Ecosystem Management, Kuching, Sarwaka, Malaysia, September 8-12. Our common Future (1987). Report of World Commission on Environment and Development, Oxford University Press. New York. Rao U.R., Chandrasekhar M.G., Jayaraman V. (1995). Caring for the Planet Earth, Space & Agenda 21, Prism Books Pvt. Ltd., India. Rao U.R. (1996). Space Technology for Sustainable Develop ment, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd, India. Rao U.R., Chandrasekhar M.G., Jayaraman V., Nageswara Rao P.P. and Manikiam B. (1991). Space Technology for Global Change Modelling and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, 42nd IAF Congress, Montreal, Canada. Sebastian M., Nageswara Rao P.P., Jayaraman V. and Chandrasekhar M.G. (1993). An integrated approach to watershed management for sustainable development, Proc. UN-Indonesia Regional Conference on Space Science & Technology for Sustainable Development', Bandung, Indonesia.

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