Spatio-temporal Forest Fire Monitoring using Spatial-statistical and Geo-spatial Analysis of Factors Determining Forest Fire in Margalla Hills, Islamabad, Pakistan
The spatio-temporal changes in burnt area were identified using Landsat satellite data and modeling was used to predict the fire ignition and size distribution daily and yearly. Forest fire ignition models are effective ways to predict and classify drivers... Read More
Earth Observation Products and Services: From Concepts to Applications and Beyond
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is integral to the strategic initiative put in place by the Dubai government to inspire scientific innovation, technological advancement, and to advance sustainable development in the United Arab Emirates. Products... Read More
Exploring Land use/land cover change and Flooding Risks using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
This study was conducted to investigate the spatiotemporal changes of land use/land cover (LULC) along the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a 20-year period using an integration of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems... Read More
Geospatial Multicriteria Analysis for Earthquake Risk Assessment: Case Study over Fujairah, UAE
A clear understanding of the spatial distribution of earthquake events facilitates the prediction of seismicity and vulnerability amongst researchers in the social, physical, environmental, and demographic aspects. Generally, there are few studies on seismic... Read More
Applications of Remote Sensing to Air Quality Monitoring
Air pollution has always been considered a major problem worldwide. The formation of air pollutants depends upon the sources of their precursors whether natural or anthropogenic. The level of air pollution, and therefore a measure of air quality, is derived... Read More
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS to Flood and Rainwater Harvesting
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will have positive and negative impacts on the people living downstream. Among possible impacts is the probability of flooding of human settlements along the Blue Nile. Reduction of water level is... Read More
Remote Sensing of Soil Salinity in the UAE
Soil salinity, whether natural or human induced, is a major geo-hazard in arid and semi-arid landscapes. In agricultural lands, it negatively affects plant growth, crop yields, whereas in semi-arid and arid non-agricultural areas it affects urban structures... Read More
Spatial Enhancement of Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery
Remote sensing technology has undeniable importance in various industrial applications. Some of which include mineral exploration, plant detection, defect detection in aerospace and shipbuilding, and optical gas imaging, to name a few. Remote sensing... Read More
Automated Surveying Using AI & Google Maps Satellite Imagery
In this session, InfraLytiks will present some very interesting capabilities and case studies for automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) case studies for Satellite Data based automated surveying. The focus will be on a case study have been successfully... Read More
Earth Observation in the New Space Age
The “NewSpace” age has been a great disruptor of the earth observation industry ecosystem over the last few years, more so in the last three years with several new startups announcing plans to develop constellations of microsatellites with the ability to... Read More
Contribution of GIS and remote sensing technologies to an integrated coastal and marine environmental management framework
The coasts and islands that flank the United Arab Emirates (UAE), host an important number of benthic habitats; seagrass beds and coral reefs that should be the focus of conservation actions. Well-designed conservation and management plans require efficient... Read More
Protecting Satellite Images Against Attacks using AI and Image Processing Techniques
Satellite imagery is a pivotal source of valuable information for monitoring our planet along with natural resources. However, these images have an extreme acquisition cost. Nowadays, with the widespread of the advanced technology, unauthorized ordinary... Read More
Semantic Segmentation of Roads in Satellite Imagery
Remote sensing is a field that is constantly growing due to its importance in applications related to urban planning, risk assessment, resource exploration, and disaster management. Some of the most highly researched topics in the area of remote sensing... Read More
Satellite Remote Sensing for Maritime, Urban Planning and Agricultural Applications
Satellite remote sensing has emerged as a transformative technology with diverse applications, notably in maritime monitoring, urban planning, and agriculture. In the maritime domain, satellites with advanced sensors can track vessel movements, detect oil... Read More
Use Cases of GIS and Remote Sensing Projects: from Concepts to Applications
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and remote sensing technology use various applications, from conceptualization to practical implementation. These powerful tools have revolutionized the way we interact with spatial data. Starting with concepts, GIS aids... Read More