Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management

Contents: 1. Natural resource management: Concept and principles. 2. Basic concepts of remote sensing. 3. Digital image processing. 4. Basics of geographic information system. 5. Agriculture practices mapping and monitoring. 6. Water resource potentiality mapping and management. 7. Forest resource mapping, monitoring and management. 8. Land use/land covers mapping and management. 9. Wetland identification, mapping and management. 10. Groundwater resource mapping, monitoring and management. 11. Potential of geospatial technology in coastal resource mapping and management.

Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resource Management is a reference textbook on remote sensing for all the students of geography and geoinformatics. This book focuses on the up-to-date art of techniques and processes for sustainable natural resource management studies on various aspects using the geospatial application. The book illustrates recent applications in space-borne and airborne sensors, information extraction, analytical methods, techniques, and integration with other data sources for resource management strategies.