Category Archives: GIS

Bhutan’s forests to be tracked by GIS

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

In order to keep an accurate track of the land under forest cover, the Bhutanese Government is going to take the help of GIS .Until a few years ago Bhutan boasted of having more than 72.5 percent of its land … Continue reading →

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World’s Tallest Eucalyptus Tree Found with Lidar and GIS

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

A true giant among trees—the tallest known hardwood in the world—was discovered and mapped using a combination of lidar and GIS, the same technologies Forestry Tasmania uses on a daily basis for managing forests in Australia’s southern island state of … Continue reading →

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Online GIS atlas will soon for all Indian districts

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Very soon Geographical Information System-based atlas depicting the environmental status of each district of the states of India will be accessible online. The Environment Directorate will now send the proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forest for allocation of … Continue reading →

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Indian space programme budget up Substantially

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India’s human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system.The Budget, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee … Continue reading →