The “Journal of Geomatics” (JoG) (ISSN:0976–1330) is a peer reviewed journal which covers all aspects of Geomatics – geodata acquisition, pre-processing, processing, analysis and publishing. Broadly this implies inclusion of areas like GIS, GPS, photogrammetry, cartography, remote sensing, surveying, spatial data infrastructure and technology including hardware, software, algorithms and modelling. It endeavours to provide an international forum for rapid publication of developments in the field – both in technology and applications. The first issue was published in April 2007 and since then the journal is published bi-annually (April and October). However, depending on the response and interest, frequency of publication may be increased. The international Advisory Board comprises of very renowned and experienced international personalities. The Editorial Board comprises experts in the field of Geomatics from India and abroad. Chief Editor: Dr A S Rajawat Address for Correspondence: Room No. 4018, Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad – 380 015 Phone: +91-79-26914018 (O), +91-79-29795665 (R) Email: editorjogisg@gmail.com Dr R P Singh SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad, Email: rpsingh@sac.isro.gov.in Ratheesh Ramakrishnan SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad, Email: ratheeshr@sac.isro.gov.in Mahesh Chandra New Delhi, Email: mchandra@nic.in A.R. Dasgupta Ahmedabad, Email: arup@ieee.org P.K. Garg Dehradun, Email: gargpfce@iitr.ernet.in Ashok Kaushal Pune, Email: akaushal1960@yahoo.co.in T.T. Medhavy Australia, Email: medhavy.thankappan@ga.gov.au I.V. Murali Krishna Hyderabad, Email: ivm@ieee.org S.M. Ramasamy Tiruchirapalli, Email: grucc@ruraluniv.ac.in P.S. Roy Hyderabad, Email: psroy1952@yahoo.in Milap Chand Sharma New Delhi, Email: milap@mail.jnu.ac.in Tara Sharma Canada, Email: sharmatara@yahoo.com P. Venkatachalam Mumbai, Email: pvenk@csriitb.ac.in P.K. Verma Ujjain, Email: drpkverma@rediffmail.com Claudio Zucca Morocco, Email: c.zucca@cgiar.org Paul J. Curran Vice-Chancellor, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK V. Jayaraman Bengaluru, India Krishnan Thiruvananthpuram, India P. Nag Varanasi, India M.P. Narayanan NOIDA, India R.R. Navalgund ISRO H.Q., Bengaluru, India Y.S. Rajan Bengaluru, India Josef Strobl Interfaculty Dept. of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg, Austria Journal of Geomatics (JoG) is published twice in a year (April and October) Subscription rates of Journal of Geomatics (JoG) are as follows : Sr . Publication Qty. Rate Discounted Price Note : a. The rates are applicable for the year 2017-2018 issues only. b.Payment by DD/Cheque in favor of “Indian Society of Geomatics” payable at Ahmedabad. Or Pay directly in ISG account and inform Secretary and Treasurer with transfer details. Indian Society of Geomatics State Bank of India ( Branch : ISRO, Jodhpur Tekra, Ahmedabad ) A/C No.10327867093 ; IFS Code: SBIN0003967