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Urban Heat Island and Drone operations

Urbanization is often referred to as the development of human habitats in todays’ world.  One of the major characteristics of urbanization includes the change of natural land cover with dense concentrations of built environment i.e. buildings, pavementand other surfaces. These surfaces absorb and retain heat causing Urban Heat Island Effect. Urbanization whilst intends in providing quality of life for humans,…

What could be the story of an Aatmanirbhar city?

This Story – A Dream? A Reality? A Future? What could be the story of an Aatmanirbhar city? Once upon a time, there was a city called Adumaba wherein the local government of Adumaba was known as Aadumaba Municipal Corporation. The AMC leaders had carried out an economic development feasibility study for their community and it was their hope that…

How to do a drone survey?

How to do a drone survey? Check before you leave the office: Check with the local authorities and the rules and regulations to make sure that one is allowed to fly the drone at the planned location. Furthermore, validate that the weather is suitable – no rain, storm etc. Check the battery of the drone as well as of the…

BENEFITS OF GIS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

BENEFITS OF GIS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY The benefits of GIS are very tangible in the construction industry especially for project managers, site engineers and also clients. For the project managers, it helps in evaluating the project and ensuring that the desired standards are met. It is used as a tool to review performance of the project and its execution. So,…

Leveraging GIS in Transportation Planning

Leveraging GIS in Transportation Planning In India, the road network is huge as the road length is more than 3.01 million Kilometres with 34608 km of National Highway, 128622 km of State Highway and informal network of 2737080 km. These roads are majorly operated in different social, economic and climatic environments. In the country, management and planning of such a…

Beyond Conventional Salt Farming with Drones

Beyond Conventional Salt Farming Salt – a run-of-the-mill ingredient!!  The production of this mundane ingredient of every kitchen has a long history of over 5000 years. The country even witnessed a massive movement popularly known as “Salt March” to disobey the Britishers’ lucrative control on salt farming and selling. Ever Since the conventional process of salt production is being followed…