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Volume : III, Issue : VIII, September - 2013 An Overview On Gis, Its History, Working And Its Application In Various Fields Deepali And Namita Joshi DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Environmental deterioration has taken place along with excessive extraction of ground water as a result of
industrialization and urbanization. Pollution load due to industrial effluents is also a matter of serious concern not
only for the quality of nearby aquatic body but also for living being residing there. It seeps into the aquifers and
pollute the ground water, which has adverse effects on users health. Hence industrialization offers a wide scope of
ground water contamination and depletion of ground water level through excess extraction. GIS has been found
very useful in establishing the spatial relationship between pollution level and its source. Now it is a readily
available spatial analysis tool which gives unique and unparalleled insights into the natural and manmade
environments due to its strength to link the "generic information" with its "location". It not only analyses the present
environmental scenario but also helps in projecting the future, in other words, one can effectively use the GIS tool
for past, present and future studies on environment and its protection for the generations to come in future GIS can
be effectively used in environmental management and planning, ground water quality analysis and mapping, fresh
water and saltwater interface, solid waste and waste water management, air & water pollution, natural hazards and
their mitigation etc. This paper primarily focuses on the brief history, benefits and utilities of GIS in different field of
environmental sciences. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Deepali And Namita Joshi, (2013). An Overview On Gis, Its History, Working And Its Application In Various Fields. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VIII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3029.pdf References : - Calkins, H.W. and Tomlinson, R.F. (1977): Geographic information systems : methods and equipment for land us e planning. International Geographic Union Commission on Geographical Data Sensing and Processing. Resource and Land Investigations (RALI) Program, Virginia
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