Land is the most important natural resource on which the country’s developmental activities are based. The dependence of community/individuals on land for food, energy, shelter and many other needs for their sustenance depends on the conservation and improvement of the utility of land. Land use information is critical for a variety of developmental activities - specially for watershed development, wasteland development, urban planning, highway routing, village transportation network planning, tourism planning and management, facility planning and other developmental activities. RS&GIS Applications Area has expertise in the following areas.

Land use/land cover mapping

Wasteland mapping & updating

Corridor survey

Land cover dynamics