Department of Environmental Studies

There are number of applications like decision support system, analytical tools and representation applications are available for users which are making the things easier, systematic and simple. The 21 st century is known as information technology age and it is been applied in various tasks. This paper also focusing on use of GIS software / GIS Data Browser to show the data about spatial feature where user has do click. To fulfill this task the data is generated for the all possible spatial features through primary survey and secondary sources. The generated database is synchronized with respective spatial entities. Finally these data is made available to user on their desktop for its use.

Geoinformatics is having huge range of applications associated with Geography, Geology, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Utilities, Planning and Development, Military, etc. Village Information System is one of small scale application which is integrated part of GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing. This application is designed to store the data in digital format and maintain the database of village. This system is helpful in Administration process and also work as a Decision support system. VIS is a multipurpose system which help local government officers, policy makers, researchers and common person who is associated with the information. This system contains all informative and important records about the village. The data is related to Agriculture, Land Records, Ownership details, Economic minutes on land parcel, Crop detail, Tax information, Demographic structure, Social information, etc. This type of project is becoming the demand of time hence government is also proceeding in this dire...

Organizations like Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad (ISRO) and other several institutes have working a large number of projects related to the Resource Development. GIS awareness and requirements have increased manifold, especially in the Government sector. GIS based Village information system (VIS) will help to improve the governance by decentralizing planning at micro level. In various studies of geoinformatics provides information specifically for analysis and VB programming with particular domain has been integrated in this study on a single platform for effective decision making. Programming languages can be used to write the programs that work as a mode of human communication between system and man. VISUAL BASIC is an ideal Programming Language of Microsoft used on Windows platform for small and medium scale application development. The data like land records, cropping details, soil information, household details, demographic aspects, various types of maps, graphs etc...

The study of land use is an analysis of relationship between man and land.  The land is utmost
resource for flora and fauna. It is been used for various purposes that may be agriculture, grazing, urban,
mining and many more. According to Mayer (1995) land use  is the way in which, and the purposes for
which,  human  beings  employ  the  land  and  its  resources  e.g.  farming,  mining,  lumbering,  etc.
Comprehensive information of land use and land cover is the basic pre-requisite for all developmental
activities,  land  resource  evaluation,  management,  planning  and  environmental  assessment.  The
assessment of land use / land cover is  important to comprehend both the positive as well as negative
impacts on particular region. In this section a highlight is made on different  landuse class found in study
area and its mapping.

The Google SketchUp gives a very low cost and effective solution for Virtual 3D modeling. Google SketchUpis very simple and easy to use software for 3D mapping and modeling.It provides a lot of possibilities for users for mapping and designing. The Shivaji University is emerging as one of the significant seat of learning in Indian higher education.The campus is having total 345 hectares land in semi-urban area out of which 133077.55 sq. meter area is under built up. It is one of the regional education centers for South Maharashtra. Shivaji University campus is having mix biodiversity as well as different structural designs in constructed buildings. The dimensional analysis is carried out here to create Virtual 3D model of university campus. The main aim of this study is to use Google SketchUp-3D modeling software and create virtual design of Shivaji University campus.

On 1 July 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Digital India is a campaign. The efforts are taken to making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology. Three-Dimensional (3D) mapping and 3D modeling is extensively being used in various industry verticals for numerous purposes. 3D modeling (or modelling) is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of an object via specialized visualization software. Now days 3D mapping sector is getting popular and having very good future. There are many 3D mapping software are available in market; some of them are commercial and some are open source. The Google SketchUp is one of the excellent 3D mapping software as open source. This study is enlighten the applicability of Google SketchUp for users. The outcomes derived from mapping of Shivaji University Campus by applying Google SketchUp are given with few snapshots.

Urban growth is a complex process which is an outcome of natural and cultural forces acts in the environment. It is generally found that, the small villages are transforming into towns and towns into large cities. The history of Sangli and Miraj can be traced up to 1800 A.D. or even prior to that. Initially, both Sangli and Miraj were different towns but after 1990s both were expanded very fast and merged together. This new formed urban area is known as Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad urban agglomeration. Sangli is a well-known trading centre while Miraj is famous for medical services. These two cities are located in close proximity and in due course of time the urban expansion occurred very fast as a result small agglomeration has formed. Hence, the spatio-temporal growth and expansion of Sangli-Miraj urban area is undertaken for the present study for a period of 1800 to 2007 as the evolution and growth process was initiated during 1800. The rise in urban population and expansion of area has been computed to comprehend the direction and consequences of growth. It is investigated that, the city growth has been taking place very haphazardly which can be controlled through planning. There are various spatial determinants, which caused the expansion and growth of the city. Therefore, an attempt is made to study the growth of Sangli-Miraj urban area by making best use of various datasets along with Remote Sensing data and GIS.

The land resources used for human purpose termed as 'land use' which varies with the purposes it serves. Landuse is the way in which, and the purposes for which, human beings employ the land and its resources e.g. farming, mining, settlement, transportation, etc. Shreepur town of Solapur district is having one sugar factory and one distillery which contributed in the development of this region by several ways. These factories are key component for transformations in socioeconomic and landuse aspects. In this paper an attempt is made to understand the landuse pattern around Brima Sagar Maharashtra Distilleries Ltd., Shreepur. Temporal satellite dataset is used for analysis on which image classification is carried out and derived results are interpreted systematically. The study shows that there are many positive transformations occurred. The agricultural and built-up area is increased at considerable amount.

The study of land use / land cover change is characterized by integrated and interdisciplinary approach. The
land use and land cover contains broad range hence region specific its classes are changing. The sugar factories in
western Maharashtra are nodal point which brought positive transformations in socio-economic status of residents as well as physical state
of the region. Dr. Nagnath Anna Nayakawadi was the freedom fighter and having very good vision. This sugar factory is established for the
development of farmers and society. Due to establishment of this factory there are several transformations in landuse of surrounding area
which is studied in this paper. This work is based on primary and secondary source of dataset. The satellite image classification technique is
adopted to obtain the results. The study reveals that several irrigation facilities are started due to which huge un-irrigated land has brought
under irrigation particularly under sugarcane crop

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) is used to develop several kinds of applications. By Geoinformatics perspective there are different kinds of well-known APIs in the market i.e. Google Maps, Open Layers. The present study is an attempt to apply the Google API with Java script for web mapping of Shivaji University. The data used in this study is vectorized spatial features of university campus (i.e. department, buildings, roads, water bodies, Hostels, etc.). The essential attribute information of spatial features is attached to shape file. In initial phase the base map of study and spatial features available at university campus are mapped. The code available on Google Map API is taken and using Microsoft visual web developer 2010 express, scripts are generated. The Microsoft visual web is utilized to create the forms and design of actual mapping representation.

Agricultural crops meet the demands of food supply. The cropping practices are very important aspect because food is one of the basic needs. The local agricultural pattern is very much important as it is associated with regional and further national level. Village is the first administrative unit in planning and decision making process. The national cropping scenario is generated by merging all villages together. Due to various reasons, there might be temporal transformations in cropping practices of a village. Hence regular appraisal of agricultural conditions of a village is essential. Therefore through this paper an attempt is made to comprehend the cropping practices / agricultural landuse of village Savali in Miraj tahsil of Sangli district. This study is mainly based on primary data. The collected data is systematically arranged and analysis, discussion is made on derived results.

Urbanization has been a universal and important socio-economic phenomenon taking place all around the world. According to United Nations; in 2011, 3.6 billion of the world's population (52%) was urban dwellers. In this paper an attempt is made to focus on changing built-up area of Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation. This work is based on both primary and secondary datasets. The SOI toposheet, remote sensing satellite images are used for quantification of built-up area. The methodology adopted for this study is comprehensive. The analysis is carried out by focusing particular aspect. The derived results are interesting and highlight the change in BUA (Built-up Area) of the city.

According to Mahatma Gandhiji village is a backbone of our nation. In planning and development process village should be at the centre. Village information system (VIS) is a micro level study which may helpful to planners, policy makers and administrators in planning and decision making process. It is seen that may planning gets fail due to insufficient and non availability of data.