Lineament mapping and its application in landslide hazard assessment: A review

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-233

  Ramli, M F ^a   Yusof, N ^a   Yusoff, M K ^a   Juahir, H ^a   Shafri, H Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Landslide hazard; Lineament; Remote sensing imagery; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; HIGHER-DEGREE; LANDSLIDE HAZARD; LANDSLIDE HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING; MANUAL TECHNIQUES; OPERATOR CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING IMAGERY;

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LANDSLIDES; MAPPING; PHOTOGRAPHY; RELATIVITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

HAZARDS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; DATA INTERPRETATION; DIGITAL IMAGE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; LINEAMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 77953324071     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-009-0255-5     Document Type: Article

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