Objectives Maritime transportation has been benefitting the humankind since ages whether it being used for trading or transportation, since past few decades we are observing a rapid increase in international and inland waterway on world scale, currently, about 90 percent of intercontinental trade is handled by sea transport. Sea port forms a platform where all… Continue reading Maritime Port Management with GIS
Bathymetry is recognized as an essential component in marine applications because it is used in many coastal erosions tracking and engineering projects. Traditionally, it was obtained via shipboard echo sounding, but nowadays, multispectral satellite imagery is also commonly used with various remote sensing-based algorithms. The surface reflectance of shallow coastal waters is related to the… Continue reading Bathymetry Estimation and Marine Mapping
Land cover maps are essential for making wise decisions about policy, development, planning, and resource management. The production of accurate and appropriate land cover maps for use in developing regions, however, is hampered by technological, capacity, and institutional obstacles. Many developing regions lack the integrated capacity, infrastructure, and technologies needed to create a reliable land… Continue reading Land Cover Assessment and Mapping for Sustainable Environment
As we said in a last year’s post and another post about WorldView-3 replacing the GeoEye-2 sensor in launch priority, the new sensor is all about breaking new ground. The current WorldView-3 sensor launched on August 31st, 2014, is a massive technological achievement as evident from following sample images released by DigitalGlobe. Please note that these images… Continue reading 31cm WorldView-3 Sends First Crisp Images
The latest in the series of Landsat satellites the LDCM, Landsat Data Continuity Mission was launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This satellite continues the four decades old legacy of the Earth Observation from space. The first Landsat satellite launched in 1972. The joint program between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey… Continue reading Landsat Data Continuity Mission Launched !
Introduction As per the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (1987), photogrammetry is the art, science, and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment by recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images. The word photogrammetry is derived from three Greek words: photos – meaning "light", gramma– meaning "drawing" and… Continue reading Concepts of Photogrammetry
Following are the most effective lines for the success of an e-commerce business You can't just open a website and expect people to flood in. If you really want to succeed you have to create traffic. … Continue reading Geospatial and E-Commerce
Introduction Precision forestry is a method in which the characteristics of forests, treatments, biodiversity preservation, and recreational opportunities can be accurately determined, at the forest stand, plot, or individual tree level. Precision forestry requires a plethora of information and data which needs to be accurate, spatially detailed, up to date, and must characterize the… Continue reading Precision Forestry : A Revolution through Remote Sensing Technology
Precision agriculture integrates new innovative technologies with a fully grown agricultural industry. Several farm tasks have now become automated as GPS, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), and robotics technologies advance. GIS is an essential component of automated field operations, also renowned as precision agriculture or satellite farming. Precision farming helps to improve the use of soil… Continue reading GIS-Based Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming
Agricultural insect pests cause crop yield loss which results in an imbalance between the food demand of the world population and the global agriculture output. Pest control can be more efficient if it becomes possible to identify the current status of the pest timely and take action immediately. In this regard, the application of the… Continue reading Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Pest Control Mapping Using GIS