Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Indian Satellite Remote Sensing: Focus on Selected Applications and Societal Needs

  • Review Article
  • Published:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Indian Earth Observation programme, founded on the basis of self reliance and development catering to the needs of the nation, has come a long way on all fronts of satellite launch vehicles, sensors, data handling, space technology applications and capacity building. Remote sensing applications have grown from mapping of natural resources using hard copy aerial colour and InfraRed photographs in 70s to geophysical parameter retrieval and providing solutions by integrating space technologies inputs from satellite remote sensing, navigation systems and mobile services through satellite communication. Realising the potential of these technologies in nation building, necessary institutionalization and capacity building has been put in place in a structured manner by setting up National Natural Resources Management System and State Remote Sensing Applications Centres, respectively, at Central and State government levels. This invited article deals with the historical development of remote sensing applications to natural resources, providing timely support to disaster management, space inputs for improved efficiency and transparency in governance in addressing the societal needs and the space technology support in South Asian region.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Navalgund RR, Jayaraman V, Roy PS (2007) Remote sensing applications: an overview. Curr Sci 93(12):1747–1766

    Google Scholar 

  2. Rao DP et al (1997) Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD), a synergistic approach towards management of land and water resources. http://www.ncap.res.in/upload_files/workshop/ws5_chapter9.pdf

  3. Chandrasekhar MG, Radhakrishanan K, Jayaraman V, Manikiam B, Honne H, Gowda (2009) Achievements in Remote Sensing applications in India, Geospatial World

  4. Sahai B, Chandrasekhar S, Barde NK, Nagabhushana SR (1977) Agricultural resources inventory and surveys experiment. In: Rycroft MJ, Stickland AC (eds) COSPAR space research. Pergaman Press, Oxford, pp 3–8

    Google Scholar 

  5. Parihar JS, Dadhwal VK (2002) Crop production forecast using remoe sensing data: Indian experience. In: Proceedings of the ISPRS Comm. VII Symposium “Resource and Environmental Monitoring” held at Hyderabad, India, Dec 3-6, IAPRS & GIS, vol 34, Part 7, pp 1–6

  6. Patel NK, Chakraborthy S, Dutta S, Patnaik C, Parihar JS, Moharana SC, Das A, Sarangi BK, Behra G (2004) Multiple forecasts of kharif rice in Orissa state—4 years experience of FASAL pilot study. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 32:125–143

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Rao PVN, Ramana KV, Venkataratnam L (1994) Suitability of mutlidate ERS-1 SAR data for crop acreage estimation. In: Proceedings of the 15th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Bangalore, India, vol 1, pp A2.1–A2.5, 17–23 Nov 1994

  8. Ramana KV et al (2017) Multi-incidence angle RISAT-1 Hybrid Polarimetric SAR data for large area mapping of maize crop—a case study in Khagaria district, Bihar, India. Int J Remote Sens 38(20):5487–5501. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2017.1338783

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Srikanth P, Ramana KV, Deepika U, Chakravarthi PK, Sai MVRS (2016) Comparison of various polarimetric decomposition techniques for crop classification. J Indian Soc Remote Sens. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-015-0525-6

    Google Scholar 

  10. Murthy CS, Sesha Sai MVR, Prabir Kumar Das NKM, Chakraborty A, Dwivedi RS (2010) Assessing agricultural drought vulnerability using time series rainfall and NDVI, NNRMS(B), vol 35, pp 63–72

  11. Murthy CS, Chakraborty Abhishek, Seshasai MVR, Roy PS (2011) Spatio-temporal analysis of droughts 2009 and 2002. Curr Sci 100(12):1786–1788

    Google Scholar 

  12. Seshasai MVR, Murthy CS, Chandrasekhar K, Raghavaswamy V (2013) National Agriculture Drought Assessment & Monitoring Systems (NADAMS): Genesis and Way Forward, NNRMS(B)-37, pp 139–145

  13. Murthy CS, Sesha Sai MVR, Bhanu Murthy V, Krishna Murthy YVN (2016) Satellite remote sensing and geospatial technologies for crop insurance, 9th NIA-FAIR International Seminar on Agriculture Insurance, Risk Mitigation for livelihood Security and Sustainable Development, Pune, 24–25 Nov 2016

  14. Venkateshwar Rao V, Sharma JR, Dadhwal VK (2013) Water resources of India—Critical issues and satellite technology option, NNRMS(B)-38, pp 1–9

  15. Sharma JR, Project Team (2013) India-WRIS Webgis design and development of web enabled water resources information system of India, NNRMS(B), vol 13, pp 170–179

  16. Srivastav SK, Bhattacharya A, Kamaraju MVV, Reddy GS, Shrima AK, Mehta DS, List Burger H (2000) Remote sensing and GIS for locating favourable zones of lead-zinc-copper mineralization in Rajpura-Dariba area, Rajasthan, India. Int J Remote Sens 21(7):3253–3267

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Martha TS, Kerle N, Jetten V, van Westen CJ, Kumar KV (2010) Characteristic spectral, spatial and morphometric properties of landslides for semi-automatic detection using object oriented methods. Geomorphology 116(1):24–36

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. Kumar KV, Marth TS, Roy PS (2006) Detection of volcanic eruption in Barren island using IRS P6 AWiFS data. Curr Sci 91(6):752

    Google Scholar 

  19. Ravisankar T, Sreenivas K, Ravishankar G, Fyzee MA, Sujatha G, Rajiv Kumar MRS, Shyamsundar B, Padmarani G (2013) Land resource management and monitoring, NNRMS(B)-37, pp 76–85

  20. Dadhwal VK (2012) Assessment of Indian carbon cycle components using earth observation systems and ground inventory. In: International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, volume XXXIX-B8, 2012 XXII ISPRS Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 25 Aug–01 Sept 2012

  21. Jha CS et al (2014) Analysis of carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes over an Indian teak mixed deciduous forest for winter and summer months using eddy covariance technique. J Earth Syst Sci 122(5):1259–1268

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

Authors gratefully thank their colleagues at National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO for their valuable inputs and support, without which this manuscript would not have been possible.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Space, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India

    Y. V. N. Krishnamurthy & P. V. N. Rao

Authors
  1. Y. V. N. Krishnamurthy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. V. N. Rao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to P. V. N. Rao.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Krishnamurthy, Y.V.N., Rao, P.V.N. Indian Satellite Remote Sensing: Focus on Selected Applications and Societal Needs. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A Phys. Sci. 87, 487–502 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40010-017-0430-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40010-017-0430-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation