Groundwater and society. Applications of geospatial technology / Подземные воды и общество Приложения геопространственных технологий

Water is the basic requirement for the development of civilization. The primitive civilizations were developed along the surface water bodies to meet the demand of water for the society. With the progress of time, the population-led demand for water was increased in those civilizations and which ultimately led to conflicts. The Indus valley civilization was destroyed mainly because of issues related to water management. In the recent times with the advent of modern tools and gadgets, the issues related to water have increased manifold. The demand from drinking, domestic, agriculture and industry has also increased alarmingly. To meet these demands, use of groundwater has increased tremendously all over the world. With the higher demand, the problems also became higher. In this context, modern tools and techniques like remote sensing, geographical information system, geostatistics and modelling have the potentiality to manage the groundwater-related problems and play a vital role for societal development. In this book we intended to offer novel advances and applications of remote sensing, geographical information system and geostatistical techniques in a precise and clear manner to the research community to achieve in-depth knowledge in the field. The scientific understanding, development and application of geospatial technologies related to water resource management have been advanced. Geostatistics and geospatial techniques for groundwater science assemble the most up-to-date techniques in GIS and geostatistics as they relate to groundwater. Therefore, this book will help the readers <...>