GIS vs Remote Sensing in India: Demystifying the Mix-up in Simple Terms

Neeti and Madhura Niphadkar summarise the uniqueness of the two fields stating definitions, differences, applications, and integration, and stress a concerted effort to identify them as exclusive of each other.

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Neeti is a faculty member at the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University.

Madhura Niphadkar is a Consultant at Ecological Restoration, Wildlife Conservation Trust.

 

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