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REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPLICATIONS
REMOTE SENSING AND. GIS APPLICATIONS . V. Madhava Rao Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering , Mysore-570 006. INDIA. Population Nearly 20% of world's population Area Nearly Adult literacy Less than 50%. 2060 billion population, 400 M tonne food requirement (181 M tonne availability). Per-capita forest wealth (lowest). Soil Erosion 10 tonne per hector DEMAND OF THE DAY. Monitoring and management of resources. Sustainable development. Disaster Mitigation HAZARDS. Natural Hazards Hazards Caused by Man NATURAL HAZARDS. Heavy toll of life Property loss Homeless and destitute people DISASTER MANAGEMENT. Disaster Management Before the Event After the Event Prevention Preparedness Relief Rehabilitation Prevention DISASTER MITIGATION. Mitigation Reduce or lessen Hazard assessment Type, Frequency, Magnitude, Map of area likely to be affected. Vulnerability assessment Assessing degree of loss of population, buildings infrastructure, economic activities.
HISTORY OF REMOTE SENSING The invention of photography in 1839 made remote sensing (eventually) possible. Remote sensing began in the 1860s as balloonists took pictures of the Earth's surface. Pigeon fleets were another form of remote sensing in the early years.
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