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How can the techniques of satellite remote sensing and geographic information system be made use of in the following areas?a. Agricultural sector b. Conservation of forest c. Mapmaking

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Satellite remote sensingGeographic
  • Agricultural sector
  • To collect data about the extent of crops and spread of pest attack
  • Spatial information can be convert into different layers form which m or tables can be made.

 

  • For the monitoring of flood and drought
  • To locate places with ground water potential
  • Separate layers can be made to represent only cotton cultivated regions or only paddy cultivated regions. 
  • Forest conservation
  • To identify forest fires in deep forests and to adopt controlling measures.
  • Classification of forests, monitoring of afforestation projects.
  • Separate layer showing only forest can be made.
  • Collect details about forests and store
  • Map making
  • Satellite imageries are used for map making
  • Produce new maps
  • Exhibit maps
  • Renew maps

 

Satellite based navigation system of countries
  • GPS - USA    
  • BeiDou - China
  • GLONASS - Russia 
  • Galileo - European Space Agency
  • IRNSS - India


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