assessment of dams in the united arab emirates using remote sensing and image processing techniques
- Paper number
IAC-20,B1,IP,15,x57417
- Author
Ms. Fatima AlMarzouqi, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
- Coauthor
Ms. Shaikha AlBesher, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
- Coauthor
Mr. Saeed Al Mansoori, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
- Coauthor
Ms. Meera AlShamsi, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
- Year
2020
- Abstract
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is paying great attention to the environment and sustainable development through applications of best practices of global standards to ensure optimal investment in natural resources. In terms of water sustainability, the UAE has launched the Water Security Strategy 2036 that aims to ensure sustainable access to water during normal and emergency conditions. Since the UAE is considered an arid region, which is known to be dry and get a small amount of rainfall during the year, thus the water resources are limited and accordingly, the government has initiated strategies to meet the increasing demands of water. Dams are considered as one of the important strategies that are suitable for this arid region. The UAE gets heavy rainfall a few times during the winter months of the year, which makes it highly prone to flash floods, especially in the mountainous Northeastern region of the UAE. To prevent that from happening, several dams and barriers were built to protect human life and infrastructure. In addition, dams contribute in collecting rainwater for use in agriculture and as a drinkable water source. Geographically, most of the dams in the UAE are located in the Northeastern mountainous areas. The objective of this study is to assess the changes that occurred to five dams of the northeastern region of the UAE during 2015 and 2016 through the use of remote sensing technology of optical images captured by "DubaiSat-2". The image processing approach utilized in this study is based on a band ratio technique called Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). The experimental results of this study revealed that the proposed approach is efficient in detecting dams from multispectral satellite images.
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