What is remote Sensing?

Remote sensing can be defined as the study of something without making actual contact with the object of study. More precisely, it can be defined as "The acquisition and measurement of data/information on some property(ies) of a phenomenon, object, or material by a recording device not in physical, intimate contact with the feature(s) under surveillance" What is GIS? an information system to input, retrieve, process, analyze and visualize geographically referenced data or geospatial data in order to support decision making for planning and management of natural resources and environment

Types of GIS? Vector, Raster, Hybrid Components of GIS? Hardware, Software, User, Data- write description if needed.

Hardware A computer and the associated peripherals are essential for handling spatial datain GIS. These devices are collectively known as hardware. Software Software refers to the programmes that run on computers; these includeprogrammes to manage the computer and to perform specific functions. For example, Excel, MS word, and ARC/INFO, ArcView, ArcGIS are specialisedsoftware programmes designed to perform certain tasks. Database A central theme to GIS is the database. A GIS database deals with spatial data.GIS facilitate integration of spatial and attribute data and this makes GIS uniquein contrast to other database systems. The beauty of GIS technology lies in theability to assimilate disparate sources of data and analyse them. Human Input People who work with GIS form the most important component. GIS constitutetruly a interdisciplinary field and require varied backgrounds of expertise,depending upon the applications. In addition, for technical management, aHardware Specialist, System Administrator, and Database Manager are requiredfor a corporate GIS set-up. Policy and Procedures

A methodology is a must to derive the results users need. Basically, this includesspatial analysis for the particular application. By and large, this depends upon theinstitutional framework and its interest in exploiting GIS technology for decision-making

Types of data used in GIS? Spatial data and non-spatial data Why GIS? 70% of the information includes some geographical Facts in the decision- -making process Ability to assimilate divergent sources of data both spatial and non-spatial (attribute data) Visualization impact Sharing of information Analytical capability in a spatial context