'Remote sensing' in civil engineering applications includes:
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Only temperature sensing in buildings
Site investigation, land use mapping, flood/landslide mapping, urban analysis — wide range of civil engineering applications
Only in-situ soil testing
Only in military applications
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B. Site investigation, land use mapping, flood/landslide mapping, urban analysis — wide range of civil engineering applications
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Remote sensing applications for civil engineering: (1) Site investigation and geological mapping; (2) Land use mapping and change detection; (3) Flood extent mapping (SAR); (4) Landslide mapping and susceptibility (DEM + satellite imagery); (5) Urban sprawl analysis; (6) Road extraction and monitoring; (7) Reservoir capacity estimation (bathymetry). ISRO''s ResourceSat, CartoDEM widely used in India.
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