**Preface XI**


Heri Andreas, Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, Irwan Gumilar, Dina A. Sarsito and Dhota Pradipta


Preface

Yahoo Maps, etc.

GIS technological advances.

Up-to-date advances in space technology play a vital role in our daily lives. Undoubtedly, the use of a remote sensing method with further Geographic Information System (GIS) de‐ velopment as the final product of the image processing stage is driven by user needs. The fact is that the capabilities of GIS to integrate digital information into combined databases and to provide fundamental and advanced data analysis as well as visualization techniques has led to the larger application of GIS in wider spheres. There is no doubt that GIS is an excellent data source for government authorities at the decision-making stage in different

Today, GIS applications and uses are a convenient way for GIS to store data in digital data‐ base form and then represent it visually in a mapped hardware format. It makes the use of maps easier because final processing can communicate through Google Maps, Bing Maps,

GIS has an important place in planning and decision making for telecom industries. It ena‐ bles wireless telecommunication development and management for the integration of geo‐ graphic data into the network system design, process optimization, and any other required

The demand of today's circumstances is to measure and assess human, technological, and other impacts that provide negative influences to Earth's ecological conditions and environ‐ ments. There are a huge number of human activities that produce potential adverse ecological/ environmental effects, which include the construction and operation of highways, railroads, pipelines, airports, radioactive waste disposal, and many others. The performance of GIS tech‐ nology by integrating various GIS layers and by assessing natural features is the way to ach‐

Natural disasters need to be controlled for the safety of human life and the protection of property. It is important to manage and mitigate natural disaster processes to minimize their consequences. Today, modern GIS technology developments are used to protect natu‐ ral disaster impacts. GIS helps to assess and estimate risk and develop risk management sys‐ tems with further diversification of natural or manmade disasters. It is the way to successfully implement preventive and protective actions, which can be executed by using

One common natural disaster is the hazardous landslide, which can be successfully moni‐ tored by a remote sensing method with further GIS development. It is the method that accu‐ rately divides landslide areas into zones. The evaluation of a landslide hazard is a complex task due to the collection, manipulation, and integration of spatial data into various geologi‐

ieve specific information on the scale and characteristics of environmental impacts.

areas of engineering, construction, and scientific research activities.

actions necessary for normal function and operation.

