This book highlights the vivid application of remote sensing and related advanced technologies to study the diverse landscape, natural resources, infrastructure, and environment in the north eastern Himalayan ecosystem in general and the north eastern region of India in particular. It explores how observation of the earth using satellites and drones along with GNSS and GIS aid in mapping and monitoring of vegetations and agriculture, urban and rural planning, water resource management, governance delivery, etc. with a focus on addressing the challenges faced in mountainous regions. It highlights the strengths of remote sensing technologies in understanding climate change drivers and its impacts, supporting disaster risk reduction initiatives, land use dynamics, and biodiversity conservation efforts in this ecologically sensitive region. The book covers the essential theoretical insights of using different remote sensing data in hilly regions with practical applications and case studies suitably chosen for students, researchers, policymakers, and conservationist striving for sustainable development and management of the north eastern Himalayan ecosystem.

Highlights the strengths of remote sensing technologies in understanding climate change drivers and its impacts Presents theoretical insights of using remote sensing data in hilly regions with applications and case studies Discusses the applications of remote sensing and related advanced technologies to study the eastern Himalayan ecosystem

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Dr. S P Aggarwal is a highly accomplished scientist in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS applications in water resources management, disaster management and climate change impact assessment, currently serving as the Director of NESAC. He has Ph.D. and post-doctoral research experience in the field of hydrological modeling. Dr. Aggarwal has spearheaded various initiatives aimed at addressing the unique challenges of the Himalayan region, including issues related to the effective management of natural resources, supporting disaster risk reduction initiatives, infrastructure planning and monitoring, promoting sustainable development, weather and climate studies, etc. Dr. Shyam S Kundu earned his Ph D in Physics and is a key member of remote sensing applications in Atmospheric science at NESAC. He has more than 20 years of research experience in characterizing climate change drivers, satellite meteorology, and early warning of meteorological disasters over eastern Himalayan region. He provided scientific leadership in building team and infrastructure with network of instruments to initiate atmospheric science research at NESAC. Dr. Bijoy K Handique completed his Master's degree in Agricultural Statistics and Ph.D. degree in Statistics and has more than 20 years of experience in space technology applications in agriculture and allied areas. He has demonstrated the applications of different geospatial and geostatistical techniques in innovative ways that has led to successful and timely completion of a number of research studies. He has made significant contribution in developing remote sensing-based methodology for generating useful agro-informatics in hill agricultural system. He is also conducting a number of studies in using unmanned aerial vehicles for various agricultural applications.

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North eastern himalayan ecosystem issues challenges, and need for technology interventions.- Space technology applications for agriculture horticulture and sericulture in ne india.- Remote sensing based soil resources assessment.- Geospatial technology for climate resilient agriculture.- Rs based forest resource assessment and management in ne india.- Estimation of forest above ground biomass using geospatial technology.- Forest fire characterization of north east region of india.- Geological feature extraction and mineral exploration for ner.- Geodynamic study for ne himalayan region.- Understanding the landslide hazard prevailing in ne india.- Urban planning in north eastern hill towns through space technology.- Geospatial technology for greenfield and rural development.- Multi hazard risk assessment using geospatial technology.- Geospatial technology support for water resources management in ne india.- Gis based hydrological flood early warning system in ner.- Integrated geospatial modeling for hydro-power management.- Emerging geospatial technology for empowering governance activities in north east region of india.- Geoai exploring trends and potential applications.- Advancement in drone data processing, analytics and applications.- The physics and dynamics of aerosols trace gases & atmospheric boundary layer over the eastern himalayan region.- Space technology for severe weather prediction over mountainous regions.- Climate change scenario and trend analysis in ne india.- Satcom networks and its utilizations for societal applications in north eastern region of india.- Unmanned aerial vehicle technology development and its applications.- North eastern regional node for disaster risk reduction a single window platform.