Symposium on Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in NRM
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Symposium On Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Natural
Resource Management Management of natural resources needs accurate and reliable assessment tools to understand and visualize environmental inter-relationships. It also involves integration of people’s expectations and ecological capabilities for minimizing the differences between resource demand and availability. The advancement in remote sensing techniques, geo spatial analysis and geographic information system (GIS) tools have contributed in bringing simplicity in natural resource assessment, planning and management. The area specific information about the resource base can be categorized into several layers like land, water, vegetation (crop and forest), socio-economic & demographic data and infrastructure facilities & services. Integration of this diverse set of information within a framework involves bringing these together from variety of sources with varying spatio-temporal scale, effectively matching of similar entities and maintaining consistency of information across the database sets for the desired output. GIS being multidisciplinary in nature brings synergy between various data sets like conventional datasets, computerized database and applications, computer science, graphical processing, statistics, cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing etc. It offers an integrated analysis and transforms the data into the required information for planners and decision makers for monitoring and managing natural resources. Remote Sensing is the major and primary source of input database for GIS, thereby providing an accurate and latest backdrop of the situation on the ground relating natural resources. The advent of high-resolution satellite images, along with Global Positioning System (GPS), would enable the generation of detailed cartographic database with digital terrain models leading to engineering solutions to complex problems involved in micro-level development. It includes watershed planning and prioritization, parcel based land resources information system, tank information system, canal alignment, command area studies, crop condition monitoring and its acreage & production estimation, water resource and quality assessment, vulnerable analysis of change in climate, forest health mapping and land use planning. Objective: The objective of Symposium is to impart the knowledge on the application of geo-spatial technology in Natural Resource Management. Theme: · Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS are the latest tool in geosciences, which have been widely used to understand various dimensions of natural resources development and management in order to carry out development plans without affecting the present state of environment. · It is believed that the participants of the Symposium would discuss and interact with the experts and coparticipants on the latest development and the applicability of these tools on various facets of resource development and management. · Within the domain of NRM, major focus will be RS and GIS application in the field of "Water, Land, Agriculture, Forestry and Soil" at micro level situation. Programme: The programme is planned for a day. It will start at 9:30 am till 5:30pm Topics to be addressed & Resource Persons: Key Note Address - Application of GIS & Dr. S. K. Panigrahi, Director Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management Planning Commission, Environment & Forest, Vice President – ISRS Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in · Water Resource Management: Dr A.K. Singh, Project Director, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute(IARI), New Delhi · Land Use Management: Dr S.N. Das, Chief Survey Officer, All India Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Min of Agriculture · Forestry: Dr P.K. Joshi, TERI, New Delhi · Soil Quality Analysis: Dr (Mrs) Usha K. Chopra, Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Physics, IARI, New Delhi · Agriculture: Dr. Rabi N Sahoo, Scientist Sr Scale, Divisision of Agricultural Physics, IARI, New Delhi · Climate Change and Impact on Agriculture: Dr Naveen Kalra, Head, Division of Agricultural Physics, IARI, New Delhi Experience Sharing – Case studies & Sphere of AFPRO’s services in Geo-spatial Application Emerging trends of Geo-spatial application for micro level planning in development sectors, prospects & limitations Participants: Total No. of participants – 30. (Decision Makers, practioners /learners)) Date & Venue: 20th July’07, AFPRO - NEW DELHI, 25/1A, D - Block, Institutional Area, Panakha Road, Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110058 Organised By: AFPRO (Action For Food production, New Delhi Indian Society Of Remote Sensing, (ISRS) – Delhi Chapter, IISD, New Delhi Registration Fee: Rs500/- (Students will be considered in subsidized fees). Outstation candidates have to arrange their lodging requirements in their own. Contact Address: Mr. D. K. Manavalan, Executive Director, AFPRO, New Delhi, Ph: 011-28525412 Extn. 226, Web: www.afpro.org, E-mail: pd@afpro.org Symposium on Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Natural Resource Management 20thJuly, 2007 REGISTRATION FORM Name: Position: Office Address & Email: Residential Address & Email: What do you expect from this workshop For enhancing your knowledge: Registration Fee: (DD Rs. 500/- in favour of AFPRO, New Delhi) Signature of Applicant: Signature of Institution Head: |
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