This Presentation is on the role of Information Technology on the environment and it's applications, merits and demerits.

1. ROLE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ON THE
ENVIRONMENT

2. INTRODUCTION
Environmental Information Technology is the study and practice of technological
applications, designed to deliver user-friendly information about the
environment.
It includes Software creation, improvement of simulated environments for
human interaction with the immediate environment.

3. SOFTWARE CREATION
A group of undergraduates at Harvard University created a software. The
students developed a remote notebook, which is useful to marine biologists and
others working in wet environments.

4. IMPROVED SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS
• Weather forecasters work with simulated environments.
• One way to improve simulated environments is by deepening the “AI”
component.

5. BAD EFFECTS OF IT IN THE ENVIRONMENT
• Refrigerators and freezers are necessities in day-to-day life and are difficult to
dispose off properly.
• Cell phones, cars, home appliances have also become a necessity.

6. IMPORTANT APPLICATIONS
• Use of Geographical Information System(GIS).
• Remote Sensing.
• World Wide Web.
• Human Health.

7. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM(GIS)
• It is a technique of superimposing thematic maps.
• Uses digital data.
• Used on a large number of inter-related aspects.

8. REMOTE SENSING
• Ongoing changes in the environment can be assessed easily through
Satellites.
• Occurrence of natural calamities can be predicted well in advance.

9. WORLD WIDE WEB
• A vast quantum of data is available.
• It has proved to be useful for both students and teachers.

10. HUMAN HEALTH
• Helps doctors to monitor the health of the people.
• Information can be sent more quickly to take corrective measures.

11. CONCLUSION
Information Technology is expanding rapidly with increasing applications and
new avenues are being opened with effective role in education, management
and planning n the field of environment and health.