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Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, volume 34 issue 3-4 (september-december 2019) : 163-169

Application of Geospatial Information System for Mapping and Management of Natural Resources – A Review

Mahesh Kumar Gaur, Rajesh Kumar Goyal, J.S. Chauhan
1Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur-342 003, Rajasthan, India.

  • Submitted28-01-2020|

  • Accepted28-02-2020|

  • First Online 27-03-2020|

  • doi 10.18805/BKAP183

Cite article:- Gaur Kumar Mahesh, Goyal Kumar Rajesh, Chauhan J.S. (2020). Application of Geospatial Information System for Mapping and Management of Natural Resources – A Review. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 34(3): 163-169. doi: 10.18805/BKAP183.

ABSTRACT

Management of available natural resources is of utmost importance for the economic prosperity of any region. Use of Geospatial Information System provides very useful information about available natural resources in space and time. Important policy decisions can be taken on the basis of such information. Remote sensing provides important information on land use and land cover, vegetation, soil, morphology and water resources of any region. Using various models, different layers/scenarios can be created for the planning. Geospatial Information System can be used for the real-time mapping of wastelands, sodic and acidic lands, crop acreage, estimation of crop yield, degraded lands, groundwater, runoff potential, delineation of watersheds etc. This tool very important for providing information from inaccessible areas and real-time monitoring of intervention undertaken in any area. The present paper provides details of these methodologies and features of Geospatial Information System.  

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