URBAN APPLICATIONS
Cities are emerging to vibrant centers of development, experiencing unprecedented pace of development. The availability of high resolution data from remote sensing satellites has revolutionized the process of thematic mapping and geospatial database creation, specially, in the context of urban and regional planning. Further, Geographic Information System (GIS) has emerged as a powerful tool in integrating and analyzing the various thematic layers along with attribute information to create and visualize various planning scenarios for decision making