Application of Remote Sensing &

GIS in Groundwater Prospect

Mapping of Indore District
Presented By

Vidya Niwas Bagri

Reg. no. 13-21-109

Under supervision of
Dr. A.K. Barbhuiya

Department of Civil Engineering

National Institute of Technology Silchar
788010

Introduction
Groundwater also known as subsurface water is very

vital component of hydrologic cycle and it is located

beneath the earth surface.

It is mainly used for drinking , irrigation , domestic and

industrial purposes.

Delineation of potential groundwater zones helps in

development, management, and conservation of

groundwater.

Facts
Earth

Water resources
oceans and seas

29

land cover
water

1.7 1.7 0.1

glaciers and ice

caps

71
96.5
Glaciers and
ice caps
Groundwater
Surface other
fresh water

30.1

groundwater

1.2
68.7

Fresh water

lakes,rivers and
atmosphere

Factors Affecting Occurrence of Groundwater

Rainfall
Lithology
Drainage
Slope
Soil
Land use
Lineaments

OBJECTIVE

To prepare required thematic maps using remote sensing

data , existing maps and data from other sources with the
help of GIS.

To prepare groundwater prospect map using different

thematic layers.

Scope

Ground water is a primary resource in an area of

heavy cultivatable land and abrupt industrial
development.
Though the precipitation satisfies the
requirement up to some extent, the only way to
full fill most domestic needs is groundwater.
The National Water Policy adopted by the government of INDIA in 1987 and
revised in 2002, regards water as one of the most crucial elements in
developmental planning.

Advantages
Many large capacity sites are available for recharge.
Slight to no evaporation losses.
Require little land area for developing artificial

recharge structures.
High biological purity.
Safe from immediate radioactive fallout.

LITERATURE REVIEW
S.No.

Author/Title/Publisher

Parameters Used

Key Findings

N.S. Magesh, N.
Chandrasekar, J S. J.Prince

Lithology

Delineation of

Slope

Remote sensing, GIS

and MIF techniques is
studied

Efficient way to
minimize the time,
labour and money

Quick decision-making
for sustainable water
resources
management.

groundwater
potential zones in
Land-use
Theni district, Tamil
Nadu, using remote
Lineament
sensing, GIS and
MIF techniques
Drainage
Geoscience Frontiers 3(2)
(2012) 189-196

Soil
Rainfall

S.No. Author/Title/Publisher

Parameters Used

Geomorphological Map Reservoir located at

higher altitude have
Geological Map
more potential for
groundwater recharge
Lineament Map
when compared to
reservoir at lower
Land use Map
altitude

A.K. Saraf & P. R.

Choudhury
Integrated
remote sensing
and GIS for
groundwater
exploration and
identification of
artificial recharge
sites
International Journal of
Remote Sensing 1 9 98 , vol. 1 9
, no. 1 0 , 1 825 - 18 4 1

NDVI Image
Slope Map
Water Table Map

Key Findings

S.No Author/Title/Publisher

Parameters used

Key Findings

Geological Map

The prepared
potential zone map
of study area is
validating with the
groundwater data

M. Kavitha Mayilvaganan
P. Mohana and K.B.
Naidu

Land use Map

Soil Map

Delineating
groundwater
potential zones in
Thurinjapuram
watershed using
geospatial
techniques
Indian Journal of Science and
Technology Vol. 4 No. 11 (Nov
2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846

Lineament Map
Drainage Map
Geomorphological Map

S.No.

Author/Title/Publisher

Parameters Used

Key Findings

Sreedhar Ganapuram, G.T.

Vijaya Kumar, I.V. Murali
Krishna, Ercan Kahya, M.
Cuneyd Demireld,

Base map

Older alluvial plain,

floodplain, deeply
buried Pedi plain
and unfilled valley
are covered by thick
alluvium and
weathered material.
Hence, these areas
are marked as good
to very good
prospect zones for
groundwater
exploration.

Mapping of
groundwater potential
zones in the Musi basin
using remote sensing
data and GIS

Drainage density map

Geological map
Slope map
Geological structural
map
Landcover map

Advances in Engineering
Software 40 (2009) 506518

DEM map

Methodology
Existing Maps

Remote Sensing
Data

Image processing

Generation of
Thematic layers
using GIS
GIS processing
(weighted overlay
analysis)
Groundwater Potential zone
MAP

Conventional Data

Integrated Remote Sensing GIS

Approach

GIS
processing

What is GIS
A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer
system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying
data related to positions on Earths surface. GIS can
show many different kinds of data on one map. This
enables people to more easily see, analyze, and
understand patterns and relationships.

Use of GIS
Maps have always been used as source of information.
In computer age GIS has evolved as powerful tool for
representing geographical information with many
other uses.
Land Use Planning
Agriculture
Transportation
Water Resources
Petroleum and Mining

Available GIS Software

Arc GIS
Quantum GIS
MapInfo
Grass GIS

Weighted Overlay Analysis

Weighted Overlay is one of the Overlay Analysis tools
included in the Spatial Analyst extension
It is commonly is used to solve multicriteria problems
such as optimal site selection or suitability modelling
It is a technique for applying a common scale of values
to diverse and dissimilar inputs to create an integrated
analysis

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