ASTER - a geological mapping tool for Canada´s North. Case Study: The Belcher Islands, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada

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.