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- National-Scale Inventory and Management of Heritage Sites And Monuments:Advantages and Challenges of Using Geospatial Technology
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1 Regional Centres, National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
2 Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi 110 011, IN
3 Archeological Survey of India, New Delhi 110 023, IN
1 Regional Centres, National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500 037, IN
2 Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi 110 011, IN
3 Archeological Survey of India, New Delhi 110 023, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 10 (2017), Pagination: 1934-1947Abstract
India is a vibrant and culturally diverse country with more than 3600 heritage sites and monuments of national importance, of which only 36 are recognized as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. These heritage sites and monuments are precious and non-renewable resources which need to be conserved, protected and monitored. Conventional along with emerging geospatial techniques are required to prepare databases and action plans to manage them effectively and efficiently. This article discusses ISRO’s efforts in the last decade in the field of archaeology using high-resolution remote sensing data in conjunction with GIS, GPS and other geospatial techniques in various applications like inventory and site management plans for a monument/site, cultural resources management plans for World Heritage Sites as well as in exploration archaeology and research for predictive location modelling in the identification of areas with high archaeological potential. Most of the projects have been executed in collaboration with major stakeholders involved in archaeology and in the process have institutionalized the use of geospatial technology to a large extent in operational and research activities.Keywords
Cultural Resources Management, Geospatial Techniques, Heritage Sites and Monuments, Predictive Locational Modelling.Full Text
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- Detection of Atmospheric Lightning Activity with Ground-Based Radiofrequency Receivers – Establishment and Initial Results
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Authors
Alok Taori
1,
Arun Suryavanshi
2,
R. Goenka
1,
B. Gharai
1,
M. K. Madhav Haridas
1,
M. V. R. Seshasai
1,
D. Dutta
1,
Uday Raj
1,
Chiranjivi Jayaram
3
Affiliations
1 National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, 500 037, IN
2 Regional Remote Sensing Centre (Central), NRSC, Nagpur 440 033, IN
3 Regional Remote Sensing Centre (East), NRSC, Kolkata 700 156, IN
1 National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, 500 037, IN
2 Regional Remote Sensing Centre (Central), NRSC, Nagpur 440 033, IN
3 Regional Remote Sensing Centre (East), NRSC, Kolkata 700 156, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 118, No 7 (2020), Pagination: 1112-1117Abstract
Understanding atmospheric lightning flashes and their occurrences is one of the most important aspects of the Earth’s climate science. Real-time lightning data have profound importance in climate science, air-quality research and atmospheric nitrogen budget, apart from lightning being one of the major natural disasters. Keeping these in view, a lightning detection sensor (LDS) network has been established at six locations in India, viz. Kolkata, Ranchi, Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur and Visakhapatnam. Preliminary analysis of the data suggests that it is possible to detect the phenomenon and identify vulnerable zones of lightning activity. We analysed the Kolkata, Ranchi and Visakhapatnam data during June–July 2017 to identify the areas with major impact by cloud-to-ground lightning events and also see if a warning can be provided based on single-sensor data. Status of the ongoing development in LDS network is discussed here based on the current understanding of existing lightning detection networks.Keywords
Cloud-to-ground Events, Lighting Detection, Natural Hazards, Radiofrequency Sensors.Full Text
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