AN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM USING GEOMATICS
AN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INFORMATION SYSTEM USING GEOMATICS

Author: Dr. Dendukuri Satish Chandra & Dr. Asadi Siva Sankar

Publisher: Ashok Yakkaldevi

Published: 2020-12-25

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1716322944

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1. INTRODUCTION: The term "Environment" is the most vital for mankind. It is the natural world, which is affected by human activities, as whole or in a particular area geographically. It consists of parameters such as water, soil and air. One Oxygen and two hydrogen atoms combined by covalent bond in each molecule of water. Water is the transparent and no colour material which is main constitutent in Earth's surface. Water is one of the essential components for living organisms to live on Earth. Water covers 71% of Earth's surface. Out of which 96.5% of water is saline. only 1.7% of water is groundwater and 1.7% of water is in the form of ice and glaciers.0.001% of water is in the form of vapour and in air. So very less percentage of water is in pure form. It is needed to safegaurd the water from pollution for next generations. The combination of presence of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms which support life on Earth is termed as Soil. The main functionalities of soil on Earth are plant growth, water storage, supply and purification. Finally another parameter left out in this study is air. It is the combination of many gases and dust particles on Earth's atmosphere. It is the mixture about 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen, 0.9% of argon,0.04% of carbon-di-oxide and rest of other gases.

Advanced Geoinformation Science
Advanced Geoinformation Science

Author: Chaowei Yang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-10-21

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 1439810613

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Many of the challenges of the next century will have physical dimensions, such as tsunamis, hurricanes, and climate change as well as human dimensions such as economic crises, epidemics, and emergency responses. With pioneering editors and expert contributors, Advanced Geoinformation Science explores how certain technical aspects of geoinformation

Remote Sensing and GIS for Site Characterization
Remote Sensing and GIS for Site Characterization

Author: Vernon Singhroy

Publisher: ASTM International

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0803120273

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Contains selected papers from the title international symposium, held in January 1994 in San Francisco, CA. Sections on remote sensing applications, geographic information system (GIS), site characterization, and standards detail the latest findings in areas such as digital elevation data; Landsat T

Geo-information
Geo-information

Author: Mathias Lemmens

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-08-03

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 9400716672

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Geomatics, the handling and processing of information and data about the Earth, is one geoscience discipline that has seen major changes in the last decade, as mapping and observation systems become ever more sensitive and sophisticated. This book is a unique and in-depth survey of the field, which has a central role to play in tackling a host of environmental issues faced by society. Covering all three strands of geomatics - applications, information technology and surveying - the chapters cover the history and background of the subject, the technology employed both to collect and disseminate data, and the varied applications to which geomatics can be put, including urban planning, assessment of biodiversity, disaster management and land administration. Relevant professionals, as well as students in a variety of disciplines such as geography and surveying, will find this book required reading. This rapidly developing field uses increasingly complex and accurate systems. Today, technology enables us to capture geo-data in full 3D as well as to disseminate it via the Web at the speed of light. We are able to continuously image the world from space at resolutions of up to 50 cm. Airborne LiDAR (laser surveying) sensors can be combined with digital camera technology to produce geometrically correct images of the Earth's surface, while integrating these with large-scale topographic maps and terrestrial as well as aerial images to produce 3D cityscapes that computer users can explore from their desktops.

Field Instrumentation for Soil and Rock
Field Instrumentation for Soil and Rock

Author: Gary N. Durham

Publisher: ASTM International

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0803126042

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These 28 papers presented at the American Society for Testing and Materials symposium held in June 1998 are organized by the major session topics of instrumentation associated with: soil structure interaction, monitoring landfills, and monitoring settlement and stability; and field data acquisition

Water Safety, Security and Sustainability
Water Safety, Security and Sustainability

Author: Ashok Vaseashta

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-14

Total Pages: 725

ISBN-13: 3030760081

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This book focuses on threats, especially contaminants, to drinking water and the supply system, especially in municipalities but also in industrial and even residential settings. The safety, security, and suitability landscape can be described as dynamic and complex stemming from necessity and hence culpability due to the emerging threats and risks, vis-a-vis globalization resulting in new forms of contaminants being used due to new technologies. The book provides knowledge and guidance for engineers, scientists, designers, researchers, and students who are involved in water, sustainability, and study of security issues. This book starts out with basics of water usage, current statistics, and an overview ofwater resources. The book then introduces different scenarios of safety and security and areas that researchers need to focus. Following that, the book presents different types of contaminants – inadvertent, intentional, or incidental. The next section presents different methodologies of contamination sensing/detection and remediation strategies as per guidance and standards set globally. The book then concludes with selected chapters on water management, including critical infrastructure that is critical to maintaining safe water supplies to cities and municipalities. Each chapter includes descriptive information for professionals in their respective fields. The breadth of chapters offers insights into how science (physical, natural, and social) and technology can support new developments to manage the complexity resident within the evolving threat and risk landscape.

Cyber Security and Resiliency Policy Framework
Cyber Security and Resiliency Policy Framework

Author: A. Vaseashta

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2014-09-19

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1614994463

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Cyberspace is a ubiquitous realm interconnecting every aspect of modern society, enabled by broadband networks and wireless signals around us, existing within local area networks in our schools, hospitals and businesses, and within the massive grids that power most countries. Securing cyberspace to ensure the continuation of growing economies and to protect a nation’s way of life is a major concern for governments around the globe. This book contains papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Develop Cyber Security and Resiliency Policy Framework, held in Ohrid, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), in June 2013. The workshop aimed to develop a governing policy framework for nation states to enhance the cyber security of critical infrastructure. The 12 papers included herein cover a wide range of topics from web security and end-user training, to effective implementation of national cyber security policies and defensive countermeasures. The book will be of interest to cyber security professionals, practitioners, policy-makers, and to all those for whom cyber security is a critical and an important aspect of their work.

Geospatial Analytics for Environmental Pollution Modeling
Geospatial Analytics for Environmental Pollution Modeling

Author: Fayma Mushtaq

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-12-01

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 303145300X

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This book aims to provide a comprehensive study on various aspects of environmental pollution dynamics using geospatial technology and modeling techniques. The utility of geospatial technology will be demonstrated for the effective study of environmental pollution, as space and location are very important for effective environmental health surveillance. The timeliness of the work is due to the increasing relevance of geospatial technology applications in environmental health investigations. Moreover, different types of pollution are covered in detail, including air and soil, all of which are analyzed using latest Remote Sensing and GIS technology. The basics of environmental pollution and its impacts are covered in the book's first part, while the second part focuses on the use of geospatial technology in investigating and modeling various instances of environmental pollution. The third part discusses policy measures for mitigating environmental pollution hazards, using geospatial analyses and data to craft informed policy decisions. The primary audience for the book is researchers working in the field of environmental pollution with incorporation of geospatial technology, including upper-level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in remote sensing and its environmental applications. The secondary audience is academicians, planners, environmentalists and policymakers working in the field of environment protection and management.

Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science

Author: Karen Kemp

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 585

ISBN-13: 1412913136

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Geographic information science (GIScience) is an emerging field that combines aspects of many different disciplines. Spatial literacy is rapidly becoming recognized as a new, essential pier of basic education, alongside grammatical, logical and mathematical literacy. By incorporating location as an essential but often overlooked characteristic of what we seek to understand in the natural and built environment, geographic information science (GIScience) and systems (GISystems) provide the conceptual foundation and tools to explore this new frontier. The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science covers the essence of this exciting, new, and expanding field in an easily understood but richly detailed style. In addition to contributions from some of the best recognized scholars in GIScience, this volume contains contributions from experts in GIS' supporting disciplines who explore how their disciplinary perspectives are expanded within the context of GIScienceâ€"what changes when consideration of location is added, what complexities in analytical procedures are added when we consider objects in 2, 3 or even 4 dimensions, what can we gain by visualizing our analytical results on a map or 3D display? Key Features Brings together GIScience literature that is spread widely across the academic spectrum Offers details about the key foundations of GIScience, no matter what their disciplinary origins Elucidates vocabulary that is an amalgam of all of these fields Key Themes Conceptual Foundations Cartography and Visualization Design Aspects Data Manipulation Data Modeling Geocomputation Geospatial Data Societal Issues Spatial Analysis Organizational and Institutional Aspects The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science is an important resource for academic and corporate libraries.