This contribution provides an overview of some of the recent research in environmental informatics involving spatio-temporal data processing. Implementation of cloud computing to teach Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial sciences is described in the framework of a project focused on innovation of the GIS Laboratory. The new age of cloud computing is demonstrated on research issues d...

In recent years remote sensing (RS), geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS), have been three main technologies for spatial information acquisition, spatial data storage management, spatial data updating, spatial analysis and applications. However, the integration of the three technologies is an important issue and a big challenge to the geo-information communi...

This paper discusses quantitative evaluation of information in remote sensing and GIS data. The formula for calculating information contents of remote sensing imagery are developed, taking into account of signal-noise-ratio (SNR), inter-pixel and cross-band correlations, while information amounts in GIS data are calculated by referring to geometric position, attributes, and the equivocation in ...

In recent years, there is an increasing demand for improving the efficiency and reliability of urban planning in China, due to the inclusive changes of concepts and contents of urban planning and management. The integrated utilisation of remote sensing and GIS technology in improving urban planning was therefore approached by the author and his research group. The basic methodology of this work...

Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing have played a vital role in conservation and management of the natural resources and in enhancing our understanding of human-wildlife conflicts. Recently, there has been increase in man-animal conflicts in different parts of the country due to habitat degradation and human encroachments in forest areas. The Wildlife Institute of India has...

There have been several attempts made to the appreciation of remote sensing and GIS for the study of vectors, biodiversity, vector presence, vector abundance and the vector-borne diseases with respect to space and time. This study was made for reviewing and appraising the potential use of remote sensing and GIS applications for spatial prediction of vector-borne diseases transmission. The natur...

The utilization of remotely sensed data from aircraft and satellites have evolved over the years. Broadly, the steps involve image analysis. mapping. co-registration with other spatial and aspatial data sources and information extraction for decision support systems. InitialIy, each of these steps were independent activities. involving manual manipulation of analog data. However, with the adven...

Remote sensing and GIS are complementary technologies that, when combined, enable improved monitoring, mapping, and management of forest resources (Franklin 2001). The information that supports forest management is stored primarily in the form of forest inventory databases within a GIS environment. A forest inventory is a survey of the location, composition, and distribution of forest resources...