Remote Sensing and GIS: A Comprehensive Approach for Landslide Hazard Management

Vijendra Kumar Pandey
Research Scholar
J.N.U.,
India
Email: vk0482@studentsjnu.ac.in



The study of hill slope process is not only necessary for the development planning but sincere efforts needed to minimize the threats on human lives. Slope instability is complex geomorphic phenomenon, it frequency and magnitudes varying over space and time. To understand and interoperate, probability of occurrence of slope failure at particular location it is required comprehensive analysis of geo-environmental setup of that location. Litholoogy, geological structures, soil, slope angel, relative relief, climate, vegetation cover, land use pattern, seismic event are the major factors inducing slope failures. RS and GIS serve as comprehensive tools for collecting, analysis; manipulation and presentation of spatial and temporal sets of data. Remote sensing data have multifold use in geo-environmental analysis with the increasing resolutions. It can be easily provide quick analysis of surficial features and incorporating with GIS (Geographic Information system) it applicability increase manifold.