IRS Data Applications

Data from Indian Remote Sensing Satellite is used for various applications of resources survey and management under the National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS).

    * Preharvest crop acreage and production estimation of major crops.
    * Drought monitoring and assessment based on vegetation condition.
    * Flood risk zone mapping and flood damage assessment.
    * Hydro-geomorphological maps for locating underground water resources for drilling well.
    * Irrigation command area status monitoring
    * Snow-melt run-off estimates for planning water use in down stream projects
    * Land use and land cover mapping
    * Urban planning
    * Forest survey
    * Wetland mapping
    * Environmental impact analysis
    * Mineral Prospecting
    * Coastal studies
    * Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development for generating locale-specific prescriptions for integrated land and water resources development in 174 districts.