In India, an expert committee under the chairmanship of Prof. Vaidyanathan has recommended use of Remote Sensing for improving the agricultural statistics scenario in the country. The committee has observed in its interim report that Remote sensing has the potential to collect primary data on land use and crop area data at a high level of spatial disaggregation. Thus it is said that use of remote sensing could significantly reduce (a) reliance on direct plot by plot inspection for area estimation and/or using it to check the accuracy of primary agency records and (b) help ensure that supervisors of the sub sample are present at the time actual harvest. (At present, given the wide variation in timing of harvests of particular crops in a given season, getting correct information on the date of harvest of different crops in selected sub-sample plots and ensuring that the supervisors are actually present to check that CCEs (Crop Cutting Experiments) are properly carried out presents a daunting and difficult task). It is a significant report in terms of modernization of data collection approaches in India. An interim report is already submitted and the final report is expected to be submitted in December 2010.
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What is the Ushahidi Platform? from Ushahidi on Vimeo.
Ushahidi(meaning testimony in Swahili) was created in the beginning of 2008 in order to map incidents of violence and peace efforts after the Kenyan elections. The project could effectively handle mobile and web submissions by 45000 users in Kenya. According to the project website, the platform was later rebuilt for effective deployment.
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Today is an important day again for open source geospatial software enthusiasts of the world. Its because the “Free and Open Source Software for Geomatics Conference 2010” will begin today. The Conference Program contents are very impressive.
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Sand being the most used material in construction activities is becoming scarcer day by day. River sand mining is a big business in coastal areas of India. This article discusses the problem of illegal sand mining in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka State, India and the method adopted to tackle such activities through the use of GPS. Due to environmental hazards created by uncontrolled sand mining in the neighboring Kerala State, the high court of Kerala had banned sand mining in the state. This came as a severe blow to construction activities in the state. Thereafter many alternatives were chalked out.