Report
Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Access Water in the Drought
Prone areas of Ethiopia and Madagascar
Highlights
In order to improve drilling success rates, it is vital to undertake reliable groundwater investigations. However, conventional methods of generating large scale hydrogeological maps require a huge amount of time, manpower, logistical and financial resources.
Remote sensing (RS) is a precursor to detailed hydrogeological field studies. The technique utilizes satellite technology to scan the earth and identify the most favorable sites for borehole drilling. The advantage of using RS data includes its large spatial coverage and homogeneous data acquisition.
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