Geospatial Practices for Airpollution and Meteorological Monitoring, Prediction, and Forecasting

Air pollution and meteorological monitoring are an integral part of the mitigation strategies that need to be adopted for curbing air pollution. Geospatial techniques are used to integrate research and development for the geographic mapping of the earth. The major geospatial techniques include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), Geodatasets, and Internet Mapping Technologies like Google earth. Using GIS and remote sensing data for air pollution monitoring is a very beneficial tool as the ground-based monitoring of air pollutants at all locations is not feasible. Integrating geospatial techniques along with various artificial intelligence techniques for air quality and weather prediction and monitoring is a key factor in bringing about effective measures for mitigation of air pollution. Geospatial technologies are emerging technologies used to integrate research and development in the geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth.