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National Remote Sensing entre

nrsc 

Geosciences

NRSC - Factsheet A - 04 (Jan, 2014)

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)

Landforms (coral reef, sand dune, offshore bars and

 palaeochannels) mapped from satellite image

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.

Palaeochannel

Active channel

Sand dune

Landslide hazard zonation (2001) and event-based

inventory (2013) around Kedarnath

Sonprayag

Rambara

Before

After

LHZ map (2001)

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Geo-environmental studies

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  Status of underground coal fire and itsdynamics 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

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

Spectroscopic studies and satellite data analysis for

bauxite mapping in parts of Jharkhand 

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.

Satellite image showing damaged buildings and roads(yellow circles) due to the Kashmir earthquake in 2005

Coal fire map (2003) of Jharia and surrounding areas

 prepared using satellite image

Lineament mapping around a hydroelectric dam site in

a river valley in Himalayaswww.nrsc.gov.in

www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

National Remote Sensing entre