USING SATELLITE IMAGERY TO DETECT FAULTS

This paper presents two case histories to illustrate the use of satellite imagery to locate geological faults. It is shown that imagery must be interpreted with care, verifying the results by the use of reliable ground data. Aerial photographs are a useful link between the 80 m resolution of landsat imagery and the detailed examination of selected areas in the field. Two terrain studies described cover southern Europe and northern Britain. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Whittle, R
  • Gutmanis, J C
  • SHILSTON, D T
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 26-28
• Serial:
  • GROUND ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0017-4653

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Artificial satellites; Detection and identification; Detectors; Faults; Geology; Imagery; Maps; Surveying
• ITRD Terms: 4006: Aerial photography; 9115: Detection; 4068: Fault (geomorphol); 4053: Geology; 4074: Map; 4025: Surveying (land)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392427
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM