Remote Sensing Techniques and GIS Applications in Earth and Environmental Studies

ISBN-13: 9781522518143 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 364 str.

Abhisek Santra; Shreyashi Santra Mitra

Opis

Presents the latest research on innovative methods for analysing geographic data and utilizing sensor technologies for environmental monitoring. This publication features extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as land use, geospatial analysis, image interpretation, and site-suitability analysis.

Spis treści

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• Section 1
• Techniques of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Applications
• Chapter 1
• Identification of Geospatial Objects Using Spectral Pattern
• Chapter 2
• Land Surface Temperature Estimation and Urban Heat Island Detection: A Remote Sensing Perspective
• Chapter 3
• A Review of Outline on Spectroscopic vis-a-vis Geochemical Study of Earth Analogues for Mars
• Chapter 4
• Improving the Efficiency of Image Interpretation Using Ground Truth Terrestrial Photographs
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 5
• Development of Web GIS Based Framework for Public Health Management System Using ERDAS Apollo 2010
• Section 2
• Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Monitoring
• Chapter 6
• Debris Flow Modelling and Risk Assessment of Selected Landslides from Uttarakhand- Case Studies using Earth Observation Data
• Chapter 7
• Space-Time Integrated Landslide Hazard Zonation near Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand, India: Integrated Landslide Hazard Zonation
• Chapter 8
• Land Use - Terrain Correlations in the Piedmont Tract of Eastern India: A Case Study of the Dulung River Basin
• Chapter 9
• Remote Sensing Techniques and Its Application in Arid Zones of India
• Chapter 10
• Applications of Active Remote Sensing Technologies for Natural Disaster Damage Assessments
• Chapter 11
• Site-Suitability Analysis for the Identification of Potential Sites to Construct Rain Water Harvesting Systems
• Chapter 12
• Role of Remote Sensing in Potential Fishing Zone Forecast
• Chapter 13
• Wildlife Habitat Evaluation
• Chapter 14
• Measuring Dynamics of Ecological Footprint as an Index of Environmental Sustainability at the Regional Level using Geospatial Information Technology: Measuring Ecological Footprint Using GIS
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index