BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department Of Computer And IT
PUNE 411 043
SEMINAR REPORT
ON

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Submitted to the faculty of Engineering

Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune-43.
In Partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of
B.Tech. Information Technology

2005-2006
Submitted By

SHIPRA SINGH
B.Tech. Information Technology
Roll No --07
Under the guidance of

Prof. Hanumant Pawar

OVERVIEW

Introduction
History
Analysis on time intervals
Remote Sensing
Seismic Geomorphology
Spline Models
Some practical examples
Applications
Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

is the study of landforms and landscapes, including the

description.

seeks to identify the regularities among landforms and

what processes lead to patterns.

attempts to explain the origin of all of the earths landforms, such

as mountains, lakes, etc.
Geomorphology includes
a) Endogenic Processes
b) Exogenic Systems

HISTORY
Recent History of Geomorphology

1930 1960 Quantitative study of morphology

1960 1970 Quantitative study of process

Climatic geomorphology

1980s

Geomorphic modelling

1990s

Applied geomorphology

ANALYSIS - OVER A VARIETY

OF TIME INTERVALS
Steady time
No change in form
Short term period

Graded time
An average condition
maintained
Periodic fluctuations about
the mean
Medium term period
Cyclic time
Gradual overall change
Long term period

REMOTE SENSING
What Is Remote Sensing?
Basic Principle
Types of Remote Sensing useful in Geomorphologic
Interpretation
1.
2.
3.
4.

Multi-Spectral
Thermal
Hyperspectral
Radar

REMOTE SENSING (contd)

Aspects of Remote Sensing useful in Geomorphology

1.

Satellite Images

2.

Remote Sensing is often cheaper than on-site analysis and mapping

3.

Digital format of images allows for quantitative measurements of

landforms.

4.

Digital Image Processing Techniques pull information from imagery

that may not be seen with the naked eye.

5.

Different types of Remote Sensing (radar, hyperspectral, multispectral, thermal) can be used to extract information.

REMOTE SENSING(contd)

Areas of Geomorphology that make use of Remote Sensing

1.

Coastal Monitoring Coastal Erosion

2.

Soil Changes Desertification

3.

Glacial Movement and Composition

4.

Fluvial Geomorphology and Flood Control

5.

Natural Hazards-Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides

Seismic Geomorphology in
Exploration & Development
consequence of the advent of high-quality and
affordable,widespread 3D seismic data currently available
3D seismic data affords plan view images of depositional
elements

such images can enhance predictions of the spatial and

temporal distribution of subsurface lithology,stratigraphic
trapping capabilities

techniques employed to extract stratigraphic insights from

seismic data are time slices,reflection attribute
mapping,interval attribute mapping,

Multiresolution Spline & their

Applications
To fully model and analyse the complexity of the landscape
Data structure in last decades Triangulations
its disadvantage
At present spline based techniques
can handle millions of data points
surfaces can easily be evaluated at different scales
for terrain analysis in GIS applications

SPLINE MODEL(contd)
combination of Java 3D for visualisation and the C++
spline library - easy to develop a powerful application for
moving around in a 3D landscape
smoothing effect of splines may be both positive and
negative -It may remove noise and errors in the input data
Today, elevation information is represented on computers
as elevation data in a digital format (DEM).
Different formats - triangulated irregular networks
(TIN), regular grids, contour lines and scattered data points.

SOME PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

GIS and Remote Sensing Based Inventory and Application for
Bamboo Livelihood Development
Creation of Digital City Model from a Nadir Aerial Photo Using
Building Shadow
GIS software applications for insurance
Enhanced security through GIS and GPS
Web services and GIS technologies
GIS-based software applications for environmental risk
management

APPLICATIONS
1. Soil Geomorphology
2. Restoring Ecology
3. Application related to GIS

CONCLUSION
What the Future Holds
1.
2.

3.

Back to large scale studies!

Tapping into ocean sediments
Detailed info on the climatic and erosional history of
Earth
Interplanetary studies

Any Questions .