APPLICATION OF RS AND GIS IN COASTAL ZONE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT
International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science · 2022
The Coastal Zone is very much essential for economic growth as well as for environmental growth.The coastal area of tropical and subtropical region contains major diversity of flora and fauna.Nevertheless, the increasing anthropogenic activities in the coastal region, have hindrance to the natural growth of coastal ecosystem.Consequently, have severe effect on the overall ecosystem.These uncontrolled increasing anthropogenic activities, pressing the requirements for management of coastal zone.Remote sensing and GIS technology is very popular in this area.Those advanced computerized digital plat-forms and technologies promotes the proper management of a coastal zone with the help of satellite platforms like OCEANSAT I (IRS P4) OCM, LAND-SAT, SPOT, IRS LISS II amp; LISS III etc.The scaling methods are very much necessary for a better result.The 1:25,000-scale is generally accepted for the better results for the managing of the coastal zones.The classification of a geographical area is very much required for a better approach for the management strategies, the GIS based software's like ILWIS, JUMP GIS, GRASS GIS, Geosoft, Falcon View etc.The proper classification with the help of those modern and advanced techniques is very much time saving and ac-curate.The information of natural hazards like sedimentation into the delta region, cyclones, sea level rise, draught or excessive flood in coastal zone agricultural area are now easily accessible with the help of these two methods.Various space agencies like Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), China National Space Administration (CNSA), British National Space Centre (BNSC), Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (RSCSA), based satellite platforms and advanced strategies helps us in this field for the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) not only for the existence of living beings but for a better planet.