Land and water shape how communities live, grow, and adapt to change. Geospatial technologies such as remote sensing and GIS offer powerful ways to understand and manage these resources more sustainably. This talk explores how these tools have been applied to capture land use and land cover changes across both rural and urban landscapes—monitoring village transformations, urban expansion, and waterlogged zones. These geospatial tools don’t just show what’s changing; they help us ask why it’s changing and how we might respond in smarter, more sustainable ways. Whether it’s planning for better land use or addressing water-related challenges, this approach brings together people, place, and purpose in meaningful ways.

GIS, Geospatial Technologies, Remote Sensing