Flood Mapping with Random Forest: Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2 in Google Earth Engine (Kerala Floods 2018 Case Study)

In August 2018, Kerala experienced its worst flooding in nearly a century after extreme monsoon rainfall. Alappuzha — a low-lying district criss-crossed by the Pamba and Achankovil rivers and the Vembanad backwaters — was among the worst affected. This post is the complete, cell-by-cell companion to the Flood Mapping with Machine Learning & Remote Sensing … Read more

Definition of GIS – Introduction and Keyterms

QGIS

Definition of GIS The full form of GIS is Geographical Information System. GIS can be a defined as a computer based database management system which provides users various tools and functions for capturing, storing, analyzing, retrieving, and displaying spatial data.The processed geographic data is refered to as geographic information. Role of GIS GIS is widely … Read more