Geo Information Systems &Remote Sensing: Applications in Environmental Systems & Management

Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing: Environmental Applications

Precision farming is a management process, that involves the development and adaptation of knowledge – based technical management systems with the main goal of optimizing profit. Precision farming can be best understood as a cyclic optimization process, with control elements that measure both quantity and quality. This paper focuses on the GPS, the European Galileo and especially the methods us...

Environmental applications of remote sensing

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

Today remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) appear quite regularly in the media. Geographical Information Systems are credited with almost magical qualities, whereas "cutting edge" satellite imagery is reputed to be able to do remarkable things such as, for example, reading from space the license plate of a military vehicle. It does not take much imagination to envision how ...

Integrating Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

The Role of Remote Sensing in Geo-environmental Managment

Mitigating the impact of mining activity is a significant challenge for environmental management. New approaches are required based on environmental information from in-situ, airborne and satellite observations. Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing and geophysical techniques are two such approaches being pursued at the BGS to characterise mine waste and its host rocks and then to monitor its d...