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LANDSAT imagery analysis: An aid for predicting landslide prone areas for highway constructionThe most obvious landform features of geologic significance revealed on LANDSAT imagery are linear trends or lineaments. These trends were found to correspond, at least to a large degree, with unmapped faults or complex fracture zones. LANDSAT imagery analysis in northern Arkansas revealed a lineament complex which provides a remarkable correlation with landslide-prone areas along major highway routes. The weathering properties of various rock types, which are considered in designing stable cut slopes and drainage structures, appear to be adversely influenced by the location and trends of LANDSAT defined lineaments. Geologic interpretation of LANDSAT imagery, where applicable and utilized effectively, provides the highway engineer with a tool for predicting and evaluating landslide-prone areas.
Document ID
19760010422
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Macdonald, H. C.
(Arkansas Univ. Fayetteville, AR, United States)
Grubbs, R. S.
(Arkansas Univ. Fayetteville, AR, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center NASA Earth Resources Surv. Symp., Vol. 1-B
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
G-12
Accession Number
76N17510
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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