Recent Trends of Remote Sensing Technologies Applied to Metallic Mineral and Geothermal Resources Exploration

Application of remote sensing technology to geothermal exploration

Renewable energy exploration and development is currently enjoying new interest as the nation seeks to lessen its dependence on foreign oil sources. Geothermal energy is competitive in areas where high heat flow and crustal water circulation combine to provide a readily accessible resource. Nevada in particular has abundant potential for geothermal energy development. The effort at present with...

Magnetotelluric Method Applied for Exploration of Geothermal Resources in Sumatra

Pertamina has conducted geothermal exploration in Sumatra showing that the depths to the top of most of the geothermal reservoirs are about 1000-2000 meters. Previous geophysical exploration work by Pertamina emphasized the use of DC-resistivity methods such as the Schlumberger method. However, these techmques can typically only penetrate to a depth of less than 1000 meters and are too shallow ...

Possibility Using Remote Sensing for Estimation Sediment Resources to Reservoir of Exploitation Dams

Sedimentation in reservoirs is a prerequisite for sustainable water management. The Dez dam is very important the country because of its role in electricity frequency adjustment. The main objective of this research is to identify the sources of sediment in the catchment using satellite images, GIS and hydro-geological information. For this purpose, the lab results of sediments mineralogy reveal...

Mining and Exploration for Mineral Resources

Fractal Image Compression Applied to Remote Sensing

Remote sensing images contain huge amount of geographical information and reflect the complexity of geographical features and spatial structures. Fractal geometry provides a means of describing and analyzing the complexity of different geographical features in remotely sensed images. It also provides a more powerful tool to compress the remote sensing data than traditional methods. In this stud...