Urban policies, resettlement and low-cost housing are the powerful tools of the poverty reduction which transform the lives of the poor

A. K. Jain

Worked as Commissioner (Planning), Delhi Development Authority. He joined DDA in 1976 in the midst of massive resettlement of slums. This gave him first hand knowledge about the the programme and testing the …

Alexander’s critique of modern architecture is not only a call for reform within the architectural discipline but also a blueprint for rethinking urban management.

Bin Jiang

LivableCityLAB, Thrust of Urban Governance and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), China

Christopher Alexander argued that modernist approach to architecture prioritizes innovation, abstraction, and mechanistic efficiency at …

Digital twins will undoubtedly become a critical requirement for organizations and countries in the future.

Dr Siva Kumar Rachapudi

Managing Director SIBHU siva@sibhu.space

There has been increased interest in Digital Twins (DT) in India, and the growth of startups in this domain is mushrooming. It is pertinent to understand the evolution of these technologies, which requires a comprehensive …

Despite the frequent fire incidents, air pollution levels monitored through Sentinel 5P indicate does not present an alarming situation, yet it still deserves early attention

Shashi Shekhar

Scientific Officer, Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, India

Burning apple twigs and horticultural residues after winter pruning in Himachal Pradesh raises environmental concerns, akin to the infamous Parali burning in …

The article summarizes the uniqueness of the two fields stating definitions, differences, applications, and integration, and stresses a concerted effort to identify them as exclusive of each other

Dr Neeti Neeti

Associate Professor at Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University

Dr Madhura Niphadkar

Consultant, Ecological Restoration,  Wildlife Conservation Trust

Abstract
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems are two …

LTIMindtree and IBM collaborate on Generative AI Centre in India
LTIMindtree announced a collaboration with IBM to establish a global, joint Generative AI Center of Excellence (CoE) in India.
The CoE plans to offer a comprehensive suite of services, combining LTIMindtree’s expertise in data and machine learning model customization and full-stack engineering with IBM watsonx technology and …

This article documents one such transition in an undergraduate course on GIS, arguing that OP is the logical next step for enhancing creativity and innovation in GIS education

David Ray Abernathy

Department of Global Studies, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Abstract
Open-source software and open data are becoming increasingly popular in the teaching and learning of geographic …

A case for solid waste management in university of Nigeria, ENUGU campus. The dynamics in demographics certainly demand more proactive approaches in solid waste management

Ifeanyi Edwin Ihemeje

Department of Estate Management, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nigeria

Nonso Izuchukwu Ewurum

Department of Estate Management, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nigeria

Kenechi Peter Ifeanacho

Department of Estate Management, University of Nigeria …

This study provided the police officers in the La- Dade Kotopon district Police headquarters with a user-friendly software for capturing crime data based on spatial location in real-time for hotspot maps, crime detection, classification, crime spatial dissemination and allocation of resources

Dennis Duffour

Geospatial Engineer at Daystar Geodata Consult Limited and Eagle Eye Survey Consult Limited, Ghana

Cosmas …

Govt of India to launch digital crop survey in 10 states this kharif season
Government of India plans to launch a digital crop survey from the kharif-2023 season across 10 states. In the survey, information on different types of crops sown by farmers in their fields will be collected through an automated process by using …