Abstract:
This study exploits the integrated approach of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in flood This
study exploits the integrated approach of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in flood
management with the goal of mapping areas vulnerable to flood hazard in the study area. Since
the occurrence of flood in Nigeria, the Federal Government through the National Emergency
Management Authority (NEMA) is planning resettlement of the affected communities in all the
states to saver places. However, the fear of the people is that the selection of the communities
that are supposed to be compensated or relocated may also suffer the same problems that arose
from the disbursements of funds to the flood victims shortly after the floods (Adamawa State
Government, 2012). The data, on which the disbursements of the funds were based, were
manually generated and analyzed. For instance, among the envisaged problems was that the
names of the communities that need resettlement may disappear, while some villages that are far
from being affected by the flood may be recommended for resettlements for the sake of the
financial benefits. Hence, to avoid these problems, there is the need for automated means of data
generation and decision making so as to bring a reliable and lasting solution to the
aforementioned problems. Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) has
the capability of automatic data generation and decision making ability on spatial and non-spatial
referenced features...... |
