The Use of Remote Sensing And GIS in the Study of the Topography and Watershed of Lake Sawa, Iraq
Khalil Helal Hussein1, Kasim Jubeir Salman2, Yahiya Abdul Hussein Abu Humid3
1Khalil Helal Hussein, Assistant Lecturer, Al Furat al Awsat Technical University, Kufa Iraq.
2Kasim Jubeir Salman, Lecturer, Al Furat al Awsat Technical University, Kufa Iraq .
3Yahiya Abdul Hussein Abu Humid, Lecturer, Al Furat al Awsat Technical University, Kufa Iraq
Manuscript received on 07 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 20 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 March 2019 | PP: 1100-1102 | Volume-8 Issue-5, March 2019 | Retrieval Number: E3361038519/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: During the previous periods, the water bodies and the topography of the surrounding lands were studied through the use of manual ground survey techniques which require many efforts and high cost in addition to the long time for the purpose of completion. Following the development of the science of remote sensing and GIS techniques and their use in the field of hydrological studies, work has begun on the use of computer technologies to conduct these studies with high accuracy. With DEM techniques, which are used to study topography of the ground, to identify stereoscopic digital models and to analyze the morphologic characteristics easily, quickly and at low cost. It was found that the land around Lake Sawa is a crumbling and undulating terrain with elevations range from 14 meters to 26 meters, also the study revealed that most surrounding land are composed of Gypsum rocks.
Keyword: DEM, GIS Techniques, Hydrology, Remote Sensing.
Scope of the Article: Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS