Application of geographical information system (GIS) in fisheries
Application of geographical information system (GIS) in fisheries
| dc.contributor.author | Meenakumari, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kumar, P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-10T06:19:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-12-10T06:19:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Geographical Information System (GIS) is the latest part of revolution in Information Technology that can be considered as a Decision Support System (DSS) which has a capability to integrate the spatial and non-spatial data in order to maximize efficiency of planning and decision making, to provide efficient means of data handling, to eliminate the redundancy and to make efficient analyses/query of complex data involving geographical truths for generating new information. Application of GIS could answer generic questions like location - what exists at a particular location; Condition - identify locations where certain condition exists; Trends - what has changed since; Patterns - what spatial parameters exists and Modeling - what if. These answers support in making authentic decision, which are purely based on realties on the ground. Age-old conventional methods of acquiring data and gathering information through Insitu observation are being replaced with this advanced technology on multiple parameters of a particular area, which is inaccessible for direct observation. Geographical Information System may help in fisheries management and suggest the optimal way of exploitation. Collection of spatial and non-spatial data, processing, analysing it and storing in GIS for specific use by planners/decision makers is known as spatial information database. Geographic information system comprises computer hardware and software, which are together used for inputting, storing, manipulating, analysing and presenting a variety of geographical data. These innovations need enormous data processing, analyses and storage, which were difficult to perform by ordinary means.Therefore, the support of the sophisticated machine (Computer) is felt necessary in helping decision making by using specific software. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | In Winter School manual on 'Advances in Harvest Technology',organized by CIFT at Cochin, 20 November- 19 December, 2002, 140-148 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/898 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Central Institute of Fisheries Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geographical Information System | en_US |
| dc.subject | Japanese Fisheries Information Service | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fishery management | en_US |
| dc.title | Application of geographical information system (GIS) in fisheries | en_US |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en_US |