Mr.Ajay having a extensive knowledge on spatial data analysis concerned with Urban, Rural, Natural resources management.
He is good at image processing, visualisation building along with translation of data in to a variety of user-driven map products through respective platforms.
He is good at performing data reconciliation, spatial analysis and geo-processing of large datasets as well as review and process the data in context with accuracy, quality and completeness. Supervisors: Dr. K.S. Rajan , Dr. K.V.Swamy, Mr. V. Ravi Kumar, and Dr. S.K.Patnaik
A map is better than a million words. Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (FOSS GI... more A map is better than a million words. Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (FOSS GIS) and Free Geospatial data is poised to give a boost to geospatial thinking. Easy reach of Free and Open Source Geospatial Software, along with digital globes can enable generation of digital vectors of spatial data for society. This paper puts forth a case study of Urban Industrial sprawl and the information there on for the community, on data generated using Free Geospatial data through FOSS GIS. With software like Google maps, a digital globe, smart phones ubiquitous have become GIS enabled. There are many a popular digital globes including Bhuvan our own Indian product offering free data including 3D data (height). Digital globes like 'Open Street Maps' (OSM) and 'World Map' are Open Source Software offering a plethora of user-friendly GIS features. Parcel vectors digitised from these can be readily converted into more elaborate GIS Datasets with attribution etc. from a choice of FOSS GIS software. Rapid Urbanisation and spread of Industry go hand in hand. Mapping parcels of industry and locating related resources using Geographic Information System (GIS) helps understanding the industry and planning remedies for any possible impact on the city population. Pollution of various forms including Water, Air and Noise can be studied through the spatial distribution of infrastructure, fuming chimneys and waste disposal sites. In this study parcels of Industry at Rajahmundry are mapped along with GIS about kilns, effluents treatment plants, disposal location of liquid or solid wastage etc. An attempt is made to study the spatial impact of waste disposed from industry related to various parameters suggested by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB). Incidences of these parameters with their geographic distribution are useful for prompting possible remedial measures. Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd (APPM) is the largest industry at Rajahmundry, along with Horlicks Factory (GSK), textile, ceramic, crucible, plastic (PVC), and aluminium industries. Environmental parameters of treated effluents of industries are observed through collected water samples from industrial sewage, open wells, and the river Godavari. Data collected is correlated with the prescribed limits of respective parameters by APPCB and are added to GIS of the city. This paper also deals with ways of creating GIS data sets on a shoe-string-budget using free data available on the internet and freely downloadable Open Source GIS software.
Rapid pace of development and growth in population of urban areas demands putting in place, effec... more Rapid pace of development and growth in population of urban areas demands putting in place, effective governance that enables understanding the problems and other issues faced by citizens. The knowledge and understanding of geospatial information of the city and its surrounding areas plays an important role in making right decisions by local government and planning amenities to the citizens. Use of geospatial technology using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing helps in overcoming these problems and development of Spatial Data Infrastructure for governance. However, sustainability of these implementations in the long run has always been a contentious issue, mainly due to the costs involved in keeping the system up to date and the need for highly trained manpower for manning such systems. Use of open source GIS software (FOSSGIS) will not only helps in overcoming the difficulties arising due to high cost factor associated with proprietary GIS software but also helps to customize, localize and redistribute the software tools. An attempt is made through a Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded project to showcases the feasibility of adopting these FOSS GIS tools to develop web based geographical information system for Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry (MCR) in East Godavari District of the state, Andhra Pradesh, India. A comprehensive GIS data sets using open source GIS tools on education facilities, health facilities, transport network, drinking water distribution and sanitation etc. in the MCR area is developed. However, as per a recent order of Government of Andhra Pradesh 21 nearby gram Panchayats are being merged into the limits of MCR extending the total area from 44.5sq.km. to ~255sq.km. Distribution of Geospatial data is key to planning various amenities to all the new area, which is a leap for them from village administration to City administration. Thus keeping in view the scope for development of MCR, an attempt is made in this paper to show how FOSS GIS tools can be effectively used in decisions support and transparent administration. Easily browsable geospatial data helps in selection of appropriate number of facilities like schools, health centers, fair price shops, drinking water, road network etc. Hosting the geospatial data, on the web can explain the population how decisions are made taking into consideration the other factors like socioeconomic conditions, geography, land use / land cover in the proposed area of expansion. An attempt is also made in this paper to show how Free and Open Source GIS tools can provide the capabilities of managing and visualising diverse information on a common platform and in understanding various processes for a holistic developmental approach.
Open source geographic information system (GIS) has been used to analyse various public and other... more Open source geographic information system (GIS) has been used to analyse various public and other infrastructural facilities available to the population living in slums of Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry (MCR) area. The analysis shows that about 99% slums in MCR are accessible to fair price shops, all the slums in MCR are having a health centre within 1 km., 97% slums are accessible to an anganwadi centre within 1 km., about 99% slums are having either a government / government aided primary school and 98% slums are having either a government / government aided high school within 1 km. Most of the slums are well connected through other parts of the city by a blacktop road or a cement concrete road.
A map is better than a million words. Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (FOSS GI... more A map is better than a million words. Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (FOSS GIS) and Free Geospatial data is poised to give a boost to geospatial thinking. Easy reach of Free and Open Source Geospatial Software, along with digital globes can enable generation of digital vectors of spatial data for society. This paper puts forth a case study of Urban Industrial sprawl and the information there on for the community, on data generated using Free Geospatial data through FOSS GIS. With software like Google maps, a digital globe, smart phones ubiquitous have become GIS enabled. There are many a popular digital globes including Bhuvan our own Indian product offering free data including 3D data (height). Digital globes like 'Open Street Maps' (OSM) and 'World Map' are Open Source Software offering a plethora of user-friendly GIS features. Parcel vectors digitised from these can be readily converted into more elaborate GIS Datasets with attribution etc. from a choice of FOSS GIS software. Rapid Urbanisation and spread of Industry go hand in hand. Mapping parcels of industry and locating related resources using Geographic Information System (GIS) helps understanding the industry and planning remedies for any possible impact on the city population. Pollution of various forms including Water, Air and Noise can be studied through the spatial distribution of infrastructure, fuming chimneys and waste disposal sites. In this study parcels of Industry at Rajahmundry are mapped along with GIS about kilns, effluents treatment plants, disposal location of liquid or solid wastage etc. An attempt is made to study the spatial impact of waste disposed from industry related to various parameters suggested by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB). Incidences of these parameters with their geographic distribution are useful for prompting possible remedial measures. Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Ltd (APPM) is the largest industry at Rajahmundry, along with Horlicks Factory (GSK), textile, ceramic, crucible, plastic (PVC), and aluminium industries. Environmental parameters of treated effluents of industries are observed through collected water samples from industrial sewage, open wells, and the river Godavari. Data collected is correlated with the prescribed limits of respective parameters by APPCB and are added to GIS of the city. This paper also deals with ways of creating GIS data sets on a shoe-string-budget using free data available on the internet and freely downloadable Open Source GIS software.
Rapid pace of development and growth in population of urban areas demands putting in place, effec... more Rapid pace of development and growth in population of urban areas demands putting in place, effective governance that enables understanding the problems and other issues faced by citizens. The knowledge and understanding of geospatial information of the city and its surrounding areas plays an important role in making right decisions by local government and planning amenities to the citizens. Use of geospatial technology using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing helps in overcoming these problems and development of Spatial Data Infrastructure for governance. However, sustainability of these implementations in the long run has always been a contentious issue, mainly due to the costs involved in keeping the system up to date and the need for highly trained manpower for manning such systems. Use of open source GIS software (FOSSGIS) will not only helps in overcoming the difficulties arising due to high cost factor associated with proprietary GIS software but also helps to customize, localize and redistribute the software tools. An attempt is made through a Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded project to showcases the feasibility of adopting these FOSS GIS tools to develop web based geographical information system for Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry (MCR) in East Godavari District of the state, Andhra Pradesh, India. A comprehensive GIS data sets using open source GIS tools on education facilities, health facilities, transport network, drinking water distribution and sanitation etc. in the MCR area is developed. However, as per a recent order of Government of Andhra Pradesh 21 nearby gram Panchayats are being merged into the limits of MCR extending the total area from 44.5sq.km. to ~255sq.km. Distribution of Geospatial data is key to planning various amenities to all the new area, which is a leap for them from village administration to City administration. Thus keeping in view the scope for development of MCR, an attempt is made in this paper to show how FOSS GIS tools can be effectively used in decisions support and transparent administration. Easily browsable geospatial data helps in selection of appropriate number of facilities like schools, health centers, fair price shops, drinking water, road network etc. Hosting the geospatial data, on the web can explain the population how decisions are made taking into consideration the other factors like socioeconomic conditions, geography, land use / land cover in the proposed area of expansion. An attempt is also made in this paper to show how Free and Open Source GIS tools can provide the capabilities of managing and visualising diverse information on a common platform and in understanding various processes for a holistic developmental approach.
Open source geographic information system (GIS) has been used to analyse various public and other... more Open source geographic information system (GIS) has been used to analyse various public and other infrastructural facilities available to the population living in slums of Municipal Corporation of Rajahmundry (MCR) area. The analysis shows that about 99% slums in MCR are accessible to fair price shops, all the slums in MCR are having a health centre within 1 km., 97% slums are accessible to an anganwadi centre within 1 km., about 99% slums are having either a government / government aided primary school and 98% slums are having either a government / government aided high school within 1 km. Most of the slums are well connected through other parts of the city by a blacktop road or a cement concrete road.
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