Geoinformatics in Health Facility Analysis

Prof. M.S.Nathawat is a well-known Geographer. After his M.A. in Geography from Rajasthan University (1980), he worked in South Asia Study Centre, University of Rajasthan as a Research Fellow (1982-1984) and then he joined as a Scientist/Lecturer (1985-93) and Senior Scientific Officer and in-charge (1993-98) in Dept. of Remote Sensing, B.M. Birla Science & Technology Centre, Jaipur. He also joined State NRDMS Centre, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Haryana as a Project Director (1998-2001). Prof. Nathawat headed Department of Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi (India) from 2001 to 2011. At present Prof. Nathawat is working   as a Professor in Geography Discipline School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India since 2011. He did his PG Diploma (1986-87) in Remote Sensing Techniques in Geology & Geomorphology, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dept. of Space. Dehradun. He has completed his PhD (1992-96) in University of Rajasthan in the field of Geomorphological Aspects of the Processes of Desertification in Rajasthan:  Monitoring & Dynamics with Remote Sensing. His area of specialization and research interest are Desertification, GIS, Natural Resources Management, Regional & Urban Planning, Environmental Geomorphology, Climate Change, Sustainable livelihood    and Disaster Management. He has 30 years’ research experiences and 16 years teaching experiences in the field of Remote Sensing and GIS and has published more than 60 research papers in various international and national journals and has also written 8 books. Prof Nathawat also made significant contributions in number of Atlases published by NRSC (ISRO), HSCST, and SAC etc. He has been awarded Baden-Wuerttemberg Fellowship-2009-10 (Under Indo-German Cultural Exchange Programme). Under his supervision more than 15 PhD. students and 42 M.Tech./M.Sc. students have completed their degree.