Nitrous oxide emissions over India is growing at an annual rate of 5.5 percent/year and the location of emission hot spots correlates well with the location of mega thermal power plants, mega cities, urban and industrial regions. Air pollution is becoming one of the biggest dangers for the future of the planet, causing premature deaths of humans and damaging flora and fauna. With their vantage point from space, satellites are the only way to carry out effective global measurements of air-polluting emissions and their transboundary movement.

Scientists and researchers from around the world gathered at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation Centre in Frascati, Italy, to discuss the contribution of satellite data in monitoring nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere and to present the latest results of their ongoing atmospheric research that includes identifying hotspots, analysing trends and monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation efforts.

According to Dr Sachin Ghude of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), rapid industrialisation, urbanisation and traffic growth are most likely responsible for the increase. Because of varying consumption patterns and growth rates, the distribution of emissions vary widely across India. In order to mitigate the causes of pollution, policy makers need to know the hardest hit regions.

DMTI Spatial (DMTI), provider of location intelligence for the enterprise, has released a white paper entitled “Transforming Location Intelligence into Profits – A Hierarchy of Benefits for the Enterprise”

The paper presents three uses of location-enabled information integrated into enterprise workflows and describes the resulting Location Intelligence. The benefits derived from location intelligence become clear and compelling when considering their impact across an enterprise. The paper is available for free download at http://www.dmtispatial.com/hub/ (http://www.dmtispatial.com/hub/)

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