Monitoring of a water basin area in Istanbul using remote sensing data

• Published in: WATER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL '98-PART 9. WATER QUALITY: MANAGEMENT Vol. 38; no. 11; pp. 209 - 216
• Main Author: GOKSEL, C
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York NY Pergamon Press 1998; Oxford IWA Publishing
• Subjects: Accuracy; Basins; Covering; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Freshwater; Geographic information systems; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Land cover; Land use; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Monitoring; Platinum; Population (statistical); Protected areas; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; Satellite navigation systems; Three dimensional models; Water potential; Water resources; Middle East; Turkey; Istanbul Turkey; Turkey, Istanbul; Thematic Mapper; land use; Asia; land cover maps; Space remote sensing; Landsat; water resource management; geographic information systems; urban areas
• ISBN: 0080433979; 9780080433974
• ISSN: 0273-1223; 1996-9732
• DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00657-X

In this study, using Landsat-TM Images (1984 and 1992), land-use/land-cover characteristics in Istanbul's Elmali Water Basin Area were analysed and evaluation of thematic and positional accuracy of images was performed. High accuracy raster data were converted to vectorial data and used in Geographic Information Systems. A data base to be used for water basin planning and managing, utilising statistical attribute data covering population, water potential, topographic position, industry and labour force was prepared and overlay analysis was carried out. Finally, comparison between water basin protected areas in 1984 and 1992 using GIS techniques was performed and results were illustrated on three dimensional surface models.