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S M Ramasamy, an eminent field geologist and a known specialist in the field of remote sensing, has been actively engaged in geological studies in diverse settings across the country -- during the last one or two decades. His research findings have been published in the form of scientific papers in different national/international journals and conference volumes. This book is a compilation of a selection of 18 of his research papers dealing with various applications of remote sensing in the broad fields of structural geology, palaeotectonics, neotectonics and active tectonics. Most of the included studies are pertaining to Western and Southern India. After serving as a Geologist for over a decade with the Geological Survey of India, S M Ramasamy is currently, Prof and Director, Centre for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, India.

Brig. R. Sivakumar, Head of NRDMS and NSDI, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, holding the rank of Brigadier in Indian Army is basically a Production Engineer and acquired additional Diploma in photograpmmetry from ITC, The Netherlands and Ph.D. on Multi source digital topographic database from IIT, elhi. He has served in various capacities in Indian Army and specialized on the advanced consepts of surveying and photogrammetry based mapping in survey of India. Presently, in addition to heading NRDMS and NSDI, sphere heading the NSDI movement in India. He has received a number of honors and awards both from India and abroad.

Bhoop Singh, Director (NRDMS), Department of Science and Technology, government of India, has over 22 years of expertise in formulating a large number of research projects in the areas of disaster management and mitigation and natural resources management in India. He has visited a number of Asian and European Countries on scientific missions to imbible technology know-how in various research programmes on natural disasters in India. He is currently handling a bilateral programme on Geo-hazards (tsunami and landslide) in collaboration with International Centre for Geo-hazards, Oslo, Norway. How he is involved in promoting research programmes on geospatial databases for local level planning and in areas of natural disaster mitigation (especiallyon Tsunami and Landslide) in India.

C.J. Kumanan, Senior faculty, Centre for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 023, has specialized in the application of Remote Sensing and Geospatial technology in Earth System Sciences related to Mineral Exploration, Water Resources and Natural Disasters. Due to his experience in divergent Geological provinces in India, for over two decades as a Geologist from Geological Survey of India, in association with the senior editor, evolved and implemented many novel academic programmes, handled a large number of sponsored Research projects/published a number of papers and edited 2 volumes and serving on several academic bodies.