Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources Management

edited by S.K. Soam, P.D. Sreekanth and N.H. Rao

ISBN 10: 9381450803 / ISBN 13: 9789381450802

Editore: New India Publishing Agency, 2013

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Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/N.H. Rao. 2. Remote sensing and GIS application for input management for crops/Sesha Sai M.V.R., Ramana K.V., Karun K.C. and Kameswara Rao, S.V.C. 3. Application of remote sensing and GIS in farm level soil resource mapping/S. Srinivas, A. Natarajan, S. Dharumarajan M. Lalitha L.G.K. Naidu and Dipak Sarkar. 4. Remote sensing and GIS for sustainable farm production/K.P. Ragunath and R. Sivasamy. 5. Whether the changing of cropping pattern in Andhra Pradesh leads to crop diversification or crop concentration: evidences using GIS/Geetha Mohan and Hirotaka Matsuda. 6. Applications of remote sensing and GIS for crop condition assessment/R. Krishnan and M.R. Srinivasan. . The contents of the book are of a high quality and flow very smoothly from the characterization of biophysical resources and land use systems to the farming systems level and finally culminate at the catchment/watershed level. The modelling studies are included to update the current trends, while vulnerability studies provide complete set of information with respect to future action plan. The authors of the various chapters have also displayed high skills in development of customized GIS tools of learning and knowledge sharing. This book would stand out as an example of knowledge sharing efforts in the area of geo-informatics and the use of GIS technologies for their effective and efficient management of natural resources.

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• Titolo: Geospatial Technologies for Natural Resources Management
• Editore: New India Publishing Agency
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9381450803
• ISBN 13: 9789381450802
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition
• Condizione: New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: New

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The book in question is characterized by exceptional quality, with its content flowing seamlessly from the characterization of biophysical resources and land use systems to the farming systems level, ultimately culminating at the catchment/watershed level. Additionally, the inclusion of modeling studies serves to update readers on current trends, while vulnerability studies provide a comprehensive set of information for future action plans. The authors impressive skills are also evident in the development of customized GIS tools for learning and knowledge sharing. This book stands out as an exemplary effort in the field of geo-informatics and the use of GIS technologies for the effective and efficient management of natural resources. The authors, hailing from prestigious institutions such as CGIAR, ICRISAT, the University of Tokyo, Japan, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan, and the Kansas State University, USA, among others, have contributed their expertise in areas such as biophysical resource characterization and quality assessment, agricultural vulnerability to climate change, rainfall variation, water availability, and urbanization, as well as the development of customized GIS applications, knowledge sharing, and learning tools. The authors have also made significant contributions in the form of comprehensive reviews in the fields of data mining, farm-level applications, and modeling for the retrieval of biophysical parameters.