Uses of Remote Sensing in
hydrogeology
Presents by
(1)Mg Yadanar Shine
(2)Ma Nyein Su Zaya
(3)Mg Oak Kar Kyaw
Outlines
Introduction
Type of water resources
Roles of GIS and Remote Sensing
What is remote sensing
Type of satellites
Sensors and Platforms
Summary And Conclusion
Introduction
Water is essentially needed for living-things on the world
Water lies under the earth’s surface as the available sources
Water occurs in many types of geologic formations these known as aquifers are the
most importance
Water will be found as underground water and surface water
Introduction
Groundwater is an important source of water supply throughout the world
It is used in irrigation, industries, municipalities, and rural homes continuous to
increase
Water will fundamentally supply for human survival and wellbeing
Type of water resources
There are two types of water resources
(1)Surface Water resources
(2)Groundwater resources
Surface Water
Surface Water resources includes ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and inns
Surface Water collects on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, reservoir, or ocean
Surface Water is constantly evaporating out of water bodies, seeping into ground water
supplies, and being replenished by rain and snow
A spring is where ground water comes to the surface and becomes surface water
Groundwater
Groundwater is a precious and the most widely distributed resources of the earth and
unlike any other mineral resources
Groundwater is located below the surface of the earth in spaces between rock and soil
Groundwater is a critical source of drinking water and a key resources for agriculture,
industry and natural ecosystems
It is the largest source of fresh water on the planet excluding the polar icecaps and
glaciers
Groundwater is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand
and rocks called aquifers
Roles of GIS and Remote Sensing
The use of Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) data
methods are well suited for measuring, monitoring , evalution and managing water
availability to find a suitable approach for water management , which can provide
sufficient fresh water for lives on earth
GIS has become a useful and important tool in the field of hydrology to study and
manageEarth’s water resources
Roles of GIS and Remote Sensing
Satellite remote sensing provides on apportunity for better observation and more systematic
analysis of various geomorphic units, lineament features, following the integration with the
help of Geographical Information System to demarcate the groundwater potential zones
What is Remote Sensing (or Earth Observation) ?
Science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a distance,
typically from aircraft or satellites
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Applications of Remote Sensing
Forest-monitoring the health of crops, mapping soil moisture
Hydrology-Assessing water resources from snow, rainfall and underground aquifers .
Disaster-Monitoring of floods and landslides, monitoring volcanic activity,assessing
damage zones from natural disasters. Forecasting weather to warn about natural
disasters
Geology - Extracting mineral deposits with hyperspectral remote sensing
Classification of Remote Sensing
Classification based on region of
Classification based on Platform
electromagnetic spectrum
Airborne remote sensing Optical Remote Sensing
(Airplane, Drone, etc.,) Photographic remote sensing
Space-borne remote sensing (Landsat, Thermal remote sensings
MODIS , GEOEYE, etc..)
Microwave remote sensing
Classification based on number of
Classification based on Energy Source bands
Active remote sensing Panchromatic remote sensing
Passive remote sensing
Multispectral remote sensing
Hyper spectral remote sensing
What kinds of satellites are operated ?
. Transferring information: Communication
Technology
Communication satellites, Broadcasting
satellites
. Defining positions: Navigation technology
Global positioning satellites
. Measuring objects: Remote sensing
technology
Earth observation satellites
Types of satellites
Open data satellite
Commercial satellite
Weather satellite
Geodesy satellite
Ocean satellite
Open Data satellite
Landsat
Sentinel
Terra
Commercial Satellites
Worldview
PlanetScope
SPOT
RADARSAT
Quickbird
RapidEye
GeoEye
Weather Satellites
Tropical Rainfall Measuring
Mission (TRMM)
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Satellite (NOAA)
Geodesy Satellites
Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS)
Shuttle Radar Topography
Mission (SRTM)
Geodesy Satellites
Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment (Grace)
Advanced Land Observation
Satellite (ALOS)
Satellites for Oceans
SeaStar (Orbview-2)
IceSAT
Sensors and Platforms
Sensor-A device that records Electromagnetic Energy
Platform - Carrier bed used to carry a sensor
Two main type of Remote Sensing Sensors
Active sensors provide their own energy source for illumination (Ex: Radar, Camera
with flash light)
Passive sensors measure energy that is naturally available (Ex : camera without flash
light, depends on solar energy)
Two main type of Remote Sensing Sensors
Resolution Types
Spatial resolution specifies the pixel size of satellite images covering the earth
surface.
Temporal resolution specifies the revisiting frequency of a satellite sensor for a
specific location.
Spectral resolution species the number of spectral bands inwhich the sensor can
collect reflected radiance.
Radiometric resolution_refers to how much information is in a pixel and is
expressed in units of bits.
Summary And Conclusion
Water is essentially needed for living-things on the world
Water will be found as underground water and surface water
Groundwater is an important source of water supply throughout the world
It is used in irrigation, industries, municipalities, and rural homes continuous to increase
There are two types of water resources (1)Surface Water resources (2)Groundwater
resources
Remote Sensing is a science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a
distance, typically from aircraft or satellites
Types of satellites (1) Open data satellite (2) Commercial satellite (3)Weather satellite (4)
Geodesy satellite (5) Ocean satellite
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