TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of image processing methods for geological interpretation in the different environments in Libya
AU - Saadi, Nureddin M.
AU - Watanabe, Koichiro
AU - Mizunaga, Hideki
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The authors would like to thank an anonymous reviewer for the extensive comments that helped improve this paper.
Publisher Copyright:
© Saudi Society for Geosciences 2010.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - This study evaluates the use of image processing techniques and methodologies of digital integration of multi-disciplinary geoscientific data to reduce the ambiguity in geological interpretations in different geological environments in Libya. To realize this objective, three areas were selected for this study; Eljufra, an arid environment; the mountainous environment Tarhunah; and the Jifara Plain, a coastal plain environment. Two types of remote sensing data were used in this study: Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and European Remote Sensing Satellite. The digital elevation model extracted from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and digital topographic maps scale 1:50,000 were used for remote sensing interpretation. GIS and remote sensingbased methods were used to process and integrate all raster and vector layers data. This study offered dramatic benefits for geological interpretations and provided new insights into the efficiency of image processing methods in different geological environments.
AB - This study evaluates the use of image processing techniques and methodologies of digital integration of multi-disciplinary geoscientific data to reduce the ambiguity in geological interpretations in different geological environments in Libya. To realize this objective, three areas were selected for this study; Eljufra, an arid environment; the mountainous environment Tarhunah; and the Jifara Plain, a coastal plain environment. Two types of remote sensing data were used in this study: Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and European Remote Sensing Satellite. The digital elevation model extracted from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and digital topographic maps scale 1:50,000 were used for remote sensing interpretation. GIS and remote sensingbased methods were used to process and integrate all raster and vector layers data. This study offered dramatic benefits for geological interpretations and provided new insights into the efficiency of image processing methods in different geological environments.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12517-010-0241-z
DO - 10.1007/s12517-010-0241-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928575387
SN - 1866-7511
VL - 4
SP - 635
EP - 643
JO - Arabian Journal of Geosciences
JF - Arabian Journal of Geosciences
IS - 3-4
ER -