Technical Sessions  

Global Positioning System:

• GPS-GIS Integrated Systems for Transportation Engineering
  C. M. S. L. Sivaram, M. N. Kulkarni
  
  
• Issues Regarding Integration of GPS Data for NRIS Database Generation
  P. M. Udani, R. K. Goel

Natural Resource Management:

• GIS based software solution for ground water studies: gWIS
  P.V. Shivraj & P. Jothimani
  
  
• GIS for planning environmentally sustainable activities in Kulathupuzha Reserve Forest, Kerala State.
  A. Deva Kumar Varma
  
  
• A GIS application for Weather Analysis and Forecasting
  Saseendran S. A., Harenduprakash L., Rathore L. S. and Singh S. V.
  
  
• Five - Point Guidelines for Urban Development with Groundwater Dimension
  Venkatesh Dutta, Suresh K. Rohilla & Dr. P. S. Datta

Earth Sciences

• Development of Kimberlite Exploration Geographic Information System
  Mohan Singh Khatediya* and Pramod. K. Verma
  
  
• Snow Melt Runoff Simulation and Seasonal Snowmelt Volume Forecast Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
  A.Jeyaram, Y.V.N. Krishna Murthy, D.S. Pandit, S.Adiga
  
  
• 3-D GIS based Slope Stability Model
  Major Pandey, J.Jaishankar & Dr.M.Ramalingam
  
  
• Impact Assessment of Coal Mining on Land Use / Land Cover Using IRS-IA Satellite Data
  D. P. Semwal, Varsha Naithani, D. N. Pant & P. S. Roy
  
  

Agriculture:

• GIS as an Integrating Instrument for Micro-watershed Planning and Management
  J. G. Krishnayya Angira Baruah
  
  
• Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) tool in Watershed Hydrology and Irrigation Water Management
  A.Sarangi, N.H. Rao, Sheena M. Brownee, A.K. Singh
  
  
• Personal Computer as a Tool for Sustainable Development
  Vikram Vyas
  
  
• Application of Remote Sensing and GIS on Soil Erosion Assessment at Bata River Basin, India
  M. H. Mohamed Rinos, S. P. Aggarwal, Ranjith Premalal De Silva
  
  
• Remote Sensing & GIS in Identifying Areas Vulnerable to Soil Erosion
  Vimal Garg & Ritu Seth
  
  

Health:

• GIS: A Tool for Monitoring and Management of Epidemics
  Dr. C.P. Johnson, Dr. Jasmin Johnson
  
  
• Role of GIS in Planning and Evaluation of Leprosy Elimination Programme
  Br. Suresh
  
  
• Use of GIS methodology to Unravel Theoretical Puzzles in Explaining Fertility Transition Dynamics in the South Indian States
  Dr. S. Gunasekaran
  
  

Emerging Technologies for Urban Mapping:

• Height Information from Laser-Altimetry for Urban Areas
  Mathias J.P.M. Lemmens
  
  
• Accurate Data Creation and 3D object extraction for GIS databases from Digital Imagery
  Kaushik Chakraborty
  
  
• Airborne altimetric LiDAR for topographic data collection: issues and applications
  Bharat Lohani
  
  
• Digital Urban Management Programme: Evolution of Bangalore GIS model
  Senthil Shanmugam
  
  

Urban Planning:

• The Gorakhpur Geographical Information System
  Vaishali Nandan
  
  
• Monitoring of Urban Fringe Areas Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
  Aruna Saxena
  
  
• GIS for Urban Environment Improvement and Land Management
  Shankar.K.N
  
  
• Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Urban Planning , Implementation and Monitoring of Urban Projects - Case Study of Rohini and Dwarka Project ,
  P.S.Uttarwar
  
  
• GIS only makes the municipal solution possible, not guaranteed.
  Michael Duffy
  
  

Transportation:

• Geographical Information System - A Perfect Tool for Improving Quality of Services (QOS) In Railways
  Akhil Agrawal, Nirupama
  
  
• Geograhical Aspects of the Barbados National Transport Database
  Keith R Johnson and Nigel R. Marshall
  
  
• Fleet Management using GPS and GIS
  Pradeep Singh Kharola, Bipin Gopalkrishna, D.C.Prakash
  
  

Business GIS:

• GIS in Midas' Installations
  Dr Narayanan Sampath
  
  
• Business GIS-Tourism Industry-A Study
  Jaishankar Jayaraman
  
  
• GIS Applications and Potentials for Utility Management
  K M Jagadeesh and Milind Deshpande
  
  

Rural Development:

• A Decision Support System for Local Administration in GIS Environment - A study at Paramakudi Taluk of Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu.
  T.K.Ramachandran, A.Sundaram, S.Vasudevan, B. Pavendan, B.Gurugnanam
  
  
• GIS based Information System for Village Level Planning
  Ravindran. A, Jaishankar. J
  
  
• Panchayat Resources Information System
  A.Ravindran, Dr. M.Ramalingam, M.G.S.M. Zaffar, J.Jaishankar
  
  

Internet GIS Applications:

• Travel Mapping on the Net for ICICI Portal - An Innovative Approach
  Jayaprakash Athmaram, Dr. Smita Sengupta
  
  
• Role of Internet-based GIS in Effective Natural Disaster Management
  Naresh Raheja, Ruby Ojha, Sunil R Mallik
  
  
• Procedures for Live GIS Access over Web
  Navita Relan, Pushpalata B. Shah, I.C. Matieda
  
  
• Decision Support System for Promotion of Residential Apartments in Chennai City
  S. Raghavendran
  
  

Mobile Mapping:

• Mobile Mapping: Challenges and Limitations
  U. Srinivas, S. M. C. Chagla, Dr. V. N. Sharma
  
  
• Recent Advances in Mobile GPS/GIS Mapping Technology
  Ashok Wadhwani
  
  
• Spatial Database Services for Location-Aware Applications
  Siva Ravada
  
  
• Technology issues in map supported customised location based wireless applications
  Suju M. George
  
  

Education and Training Infrastructure:

• Education and Training in Earth Observation Technology and Applications - Indian Initiative
  P.S. Roy
  
  
• Centre For Space Science And Technology Education In Asia And The Pacific (CSSTE-AP)- A Regional Initiative
  B.L Deekshatulu and Yogesh Kant
  
  
• Civil Engineering Education In Making India A Knowledge Society
  Prof I V Murali Krishna
  
  

Technology Trends:

• Implementation of a Geographic Information System (GIS)- The Nuts and Bolts
  Ashis B. Pal, President
  
  
• Embedded GIS for Census Mapping
  A.Sai Venkata Lakshmi , P.S.Bhavani Kumar, J.Sai Baba
  
  
• Low-cost Internet/Intranet enabled Graphics Viewer for GIS Applications
  D. M. Bedekar, S. M. Kharad, and Y. T. Pokharkar
  
  

Map Portals in India:

• Roadsofindia.com---Where Traffic Never Stops
  Kuruganti Chakravarthy V.S.
  
  
• Eicher Maps
  Amit Sinha