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Outline the applications of GIS and remote sensing as used in the following fields; a)Natural resource management. b)Urban development and planning. c)Forestry. d)Disaster risk management and mitigation.

      

Outline the applications of GIS and remote sensing as used in the following fields;
a)Natural resource management.
b)Urban development and planning.
c)Forestry.
d)Disaster risk management and mitigation.

  

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Jim
a)Natural resource management
-Water Resources assessment
-Land-use planning
-Soil erosion potential evaluation
-Watershed planning
-Vegetation mapping
-Ecosystem analysis
-Conservation planning
-Risk assessment
-Coastal zone management and hazard mapping
b)Urban development and planning.
-Urban sprawl analysis.
-Cad-astral mapping & land management.
-Land use and land cover mapping & analysis.
-Waste management.
c)Forestry.
-Forest Management Information System.
-Forest resource mapping & monitoring.
-Encroachment investigation.
-Forest fire assessment.
d)Disaster risk management and mitigation.
Earthquakes
-Drought.
-Fire.
-Flood & Cyclones.
-Landslides & Erosion.
-Volcano.
jim items answered the question on November 14, 2018 at 11:52


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