Spatial Information Technology for Sustainable Development Goals

• Main Authors: Kumar, Dilip (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Singh, R.B (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kaur, Ranjeet (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series,
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Remote sensing.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Environmental management.; Geotechnical engineering.; Sustainable Development.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Sustainability Management.; Environmental Management.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. The book improves understanding of the spatial database and explains how to...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Spatial information technology: types, definitions and linkages
• Chapter 2. GIS database: spatial and non-spatial databases
• Chapter 3. Remote Sensing technology
• Chapter 4. Global Positioning System technology
• Chapter 5. Geo-Referencing system
• Chapter 6. Spatial mapping and sustainable resource management
• Chapter 7. Spatial database analysis
• Chapter 8. Map visualization process
• Chapter 9. Aerial Photography
• Chapter 10. Application and Case studies for the Sustainable Development Goals (five case studies including land use, agriculture, flood, watershed characterization and infrastructure assessment).