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RAO 49 Tropical Ecology 43(1): 49-59, 2002 ISSN 0564-3295 © International Society for Tropical Ecology Remote sensing application in geomorphology D.P. RAO National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad Abstract: India has made tremendous progress in the aerospace technology in the last two decades. We are one, among the worlds best in satellite and the remote sensing technology. We are also one of the developing countries facing the natural disasters and trying level best to mitigate their ill effects. At the best we can minimize their effect. To achieve this, we need to have a comprehensive management program dealing with mapping and monitoring. The re- mote sensing technology with the fieldwork provides an edge to characterize the geomorpho- logic aspects. The present paper reviews the application of the remote sensing tools in the ap- plication of geomorphology. A few case studies from the different part of the country are pre- sented in the context of geomorphology of the foothills of Siwaliks, Central India and the east- ern coast and use of remote sensing. Resumen: En las últimas dos décadas la India ha hecho un enorme progreso en la tec- nología aeroespacial. Estamos entre los mejores en tecnología satelital y de percepción remota a nivel mundial. También somos uno de los países en vías de desarrollo que enfrentan desas- tres naturales y que intentan amortiguar sus efectos negativos. En el mejor de los casos po-