Remote Sensing and GIS

Remote Sensing and GIS
Technology is starting to fill in the blanks in the
scientific record for the Hindu Kush Himalayas,
whose size and remoteness has served in the past
as a major obstacle to data collection.
Remote sensing technologies are providing new
data sets and spatially referenced information to
help scientists, development planners and
policymakers make informed decisions. From
forecasts about crop yields, impending droughts
and natural disasters to observations of forest
growth patterns and the dynamics of snow and
water, the range of topics that benefit from being
analysed and modelled visually is vast.
ICIMOD is internationally regarded as a regional
resource centre for geo-information and earth
observation applications with a mountain focus.
Over the past two decades, we have developed and
shared remote sensing and geographic information
systems to assist decision-making at many levels.
Within our own areas of focus, such as trans-
boundary landscape conservation and river basin
management, geospatial science is used to expand
knowledge of scientific and socio-ecological
challenges and ensure that programmes.