NRSC - Factsheet A - 04 (Jan, 2014)

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National Remote Sensing Centre

Geosciences
Major activities include
Geomorphological mapping
Geo-hazards
Geo-engineering
Geo-environment studies
Research &Developmental activities on
Hyperspectral data analysis
Interferometry
Satellite gravity
Geodetic GPS
Planetary geology

Geomorphology and lineament mapping

Essential input for applied geological studies
such as ground water, mineral mapping,
geotechnical
and
geo-engineering
applications.
Nationwide mapping executed in association
with Geological Survey of India (GSI)

Sand dune

Lineaments (fold axis, faults and joints)

mapped from satellite image

Geo-hazards
Assessment of the geological disasters such as
landslide, earthquake and volcanic eruption
Landslide hazard zonation (LHZ) and inventory
mapping along important tourist and pilgrim
routes in the Himalayas.
Damage assessment for all major earthquakes.
Maps and reports are hosted in Bhuvan

Recently for the Uttarakhand disaster, the chain of

events that led to the massive damage in Kedarnath
area has been reconstructed. Landslide inventory
mapping was also carried for the entire area.
After

LHZ map (2001)

Palaeochannel

Rambara
Before

Active channel

Sonprayag

Landforms (coral reef, sand dune, offshore bars and

palaeochannels) mapped from satellite image

Landslide hazard zonation (2001) and event-based

inventory (2013) around Kedarnath

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Geo-environmental studies
Status of underground coal fire and its
dynamics is analysed through its surface
manifestations for coalfields such as Jharia and
Raniganj periodically
Thermal infrared channels of satellite data are
used to map coal fires

Satellite image showing damaged buildings and roads

(yellow circles) due to the Kashmir earthquake in 2005

Geo-engineering/Geotechnical studies
Oil pipeline alignment and feasibility study for
hydroelectric dam site selection
Geological parameters derived from satellite
data used to provide a suitable site for
engineering structures

Coal fire map (2003) of Jharia and surrounding areas

prepared using satellite image

Spectroscopy of Rocks/minerals
Spectral library for different rock types is
generated in the spectroscopy lab
Spectral features of rocks are indicative of
mineralogy
Spectral
features
with
reference
to
geochemical datasets are being convolved to
satellite data for mapping the potential areas
of Kimberlite, bauxite and limestone.

Lineament mapping around a hydroelectric dam site in

a river valley in Himalayas
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Spectroscopic studies and satellite data analysis for

bauxite mapping in parts of Jharkhand