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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 35, 2018
Scientific-Research Cooperation between Vietnam and Poland (POL-VIET 2017)
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Article Number | 02004 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Geology | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183502004 | |
Published online | 23 March 2018 |
Can Satellite Remote Sensing be Applied in Geological Mapping in Tropics?
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, A. Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
* Corresponding author: magiera@geol.agh.edu.pl
Remote sensing (RS) techniques are based on spectral data registered by RS scanners as energy reflected from the Earth’s surface or emitted by it. In “geological” RS the reflectance (or emittence) should come from rock or sediment. The problem in tropical and subtropical areas is a dense vegetation. Spectral response from the rocks and sediments is gathered only from the gaps among the trees and shrubs. Images of high resolution are appreciated here, therefore. New generation of satellites and scanners (Digital Globe WV2, WV3 and WV4) yield imagery of spatial resolution of 2 m and up to 16 spectral bands (WV3). Images acquired by Landsat (TM, ETM+, OLI) and Sentinel 2 have good spectral resolution too (6–12 bands in visible and infrared) and, despite lower spatial resolution (10–60 m of pixel size) are useful in extracting lithological information too. Lithological RS map may reveal good precision (down to a single rock or outcrop of a meter size). Supplemented with the analysis of Digital Elevation Model and high resolution ortophotomaps (Google Maps, Bing etc.) allows for quick and cheap mapping of unsurveyed areas.
Key words: Remote Sensing / geological mapping / tropics
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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