Archaeology can take you to the past as archaeologist finds the remnants of ancient civilisation and spend years to dig them. But it is a time taking process as archaeologists have to depend upon literature reviews and field data. Sarah Parcak is founding director of the University of Alabama in Birmingham`s Laboratory for Global Observation.… Continue reading “Space Archaeology” to explore ancient sites.
A series of devastating floods in China during July-November 1931 was one of the most lethal natural disaster of 20th century. Estimates of the total death toll range between 1,000,000–4,000,000. The Great Peruvian earthquake occurred on 31 May 1970 off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean is among the most catastrophic natural disaster.… Continue reading Geospatial Data For Disaster Management
Scientist investigate that which already is, Engineers create that which has never been. … Continue reading Technology For Modern Day Engineering
How modern Geospatial technology can be an asset in climate change studies? Introduction: Climate change is the most important and defining issue in the present scenario. Climate change refers to the changing climatic pattern and rise in the average surface temperature of the earth. Climate change is evident from the changing weather pattern, melting… Continue reading How modern Geospatial technology can be an asset in climate change studies?
In December 2019, a new virus (termed 'Novel Coronavirus ' at the time and of course changed its name SARS-CoV-2) starting to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus disease COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and quickly spread to other areas of China and other nations around the globe. The agencies that used geographic… Continue reading COVID-19 Real-Time Monitoring and Mapping using Geospatial Technology
There is no denying that technology has had a major influence on the medical industry. Improvements range from those that increase many patients' comfort to those that lengthen their lives. Geographic information systems, or GIS, are among the most intriguing new technologies that have entered the market. They are designed to more effectively address the… Continue reading Transformation of Health Industry with GIS
Launched on December 1st , 2012 from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, Pléiades 1B is the second high resolution satellite to join the Astrium constellation. Pléiades 1B will provide 50-centimeter (cm) panchromatic and 2-meter (m) 4-band multispectral (i.e. blue, green, red and near-infrared) products with the widest footprint of any high resolution satellite at… Continue reading Pléiades 1B Starts operations, First image in
India gets closer to develop its own navigation system, known as IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System). IRNSS or NavIC is designed to provide accurate positioning information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary i.e. South-East Asia, a significant part of China and the… Continue reading India’s own Navigation Satellite System
Some hard to believe facts about earth's water- 97 % – Found in oceans 2% – In frozen form (glaciers and ice caps) Less than 1% – fresh water and a tiny fraction of water exists as water vapour in our atmosphere Main Issues With Oceans A)Over Fishing Commercial fishing is among the biggest trades… Continue reading Geospatial Data for Ocean Ecosystem
GIs and remote sensing covers large number of products that are used as an input for various projects. Electronic terrain data has its endless significances. Knowing more about the terrain and the surface objects is immense useful in various engineering projects and are widely used in environmental studies as well. With advancement in sensors capabilities… Continue reading Applications of 3D Landscape Models