INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN OCEANOGRAPHY (ITO-98)

GOA, INDIA 12-16 OCTOBER 1998
REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
APPLICATIONS FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT:
CASE STUDIES IN TAMILNADU AND ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
ISLANDS
S.Ramachandran, S.Sundaramoorthy, R.Krishnamoorthy,
J.Devasenapathy and M.Thanikachalam
Institute for Ocean Management
Anna University, Chennai 600 025, INDIA

Satellite remote sensing provides wide variety of information useful in assessment and monitoring of coastal zone processes and management of coastal and marine areas. Geographic Information System is a useful tool to integrate and analyse remote sensing and conventional data and information, and serves as a decision support system for coastal zone management planning. At this institute, under the Marine Remote Sensing Information System (MARSIS)various studies have been carried out to demonstrate the capability of remote sensing and GIS for coastal zone mapping, monitoring and management. The important being, development of coastal zone information system for identifying areas suitable for conservation and development, coastal land use mapping for aquaculture site selection, suspended sediment concentrations in coastal waters, identification and estimation of areal extent of mangroves and coral reefs, different digital analysis techniques for identification of mangroves and shoreline erosion and accretion along Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar islands. Studies are also being undertaken to assess the health of critical habitats along the entire Indian coast. This paper describes the potential use of remote sensing and GIS for coastal zone management.

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