DocumentCode
2122355
Title
ASTER - a geological mapping tool for Canada´s North. Case Study: The Belcher Islands, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Author
Wickert, Lori M. ; Budkewitsch, Paul
Author_Institution
Geol. Survey of Canada, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2004
Firstpage
1300
Abstract
Extensive areas of Canada´s North lack regional scale, high quality geological maps due to their limited access and high traditional field mapping costs. Remote sensing techniques, such as that of the ASTER sensor are being evaluated as a tool to assist with regional geological mapping, The Belcher Fold Belt, a geologically mapped and accessible area in the Canadian Arctic with significant exposure, low vegetation and topography, was chosen as a site for evaluation of ASTER´s geological mapping capabilities.
Keywords
geomorphology; radiometry; terrain mapping; ASTER sensor; Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer; Belcher Fold Belt; Belcher Islands; Canadian Arctic; Hudson Bay; Northern Canada; Nunavut; low vegetation; regional geological mapping; remote sensing; topography; Arctic; Belts; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Geography; Geology; Geophysics; Remote sensing; Surfaces; Vegetation mapping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8742-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368655
Filename
1368655
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