GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM & REMOTE SENSING IN BICYCLE PLANNING

Application of remote sensing and geographical information system in mapping land cover of the national park

The study was conducted with the objective of mapping landscape cover of Nechsar National park in Ethiopia to produce spatially accurate and timely information on land use and changing pattern. Monitoring provides the planners and decision-makers with required information about the current state of its development and the nature of changes that have occurred. Remote sensing and Geographical Inf...

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 ...

Decision support system (DSS) for site selection floodwater spreading schemes using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS)

Geographical Information System in Transportation Planning

To satisfy transport infrastructure requirement in a country in consonance to its developmental pace, decisions must be based on more reliable, update, relevant, easily accessible and affordable information. Geographic information system for transportation has now emerged as the technology with considerable potential for achieving dramatic gains in efficiency and productivity for multitude of t...

Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems