Nearing the end of the course now having learnt a lot about how it works and then utilising aspects of it, remote sensing potential is evidently endless and its applications are incredible varied.
One aspect that has really intrigued me, that coincided with my other geography module, is remote sensing application in natural disasters, such as flooding events. By using DEM models it is possible to calculate areas that are of risk and in 2011 Manchester created ‘The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment’, which assessed areas at most risk and created subsequent management plans to combat it, such as flood plains and building raised houses (MCC, 2017). Without remote sensing this wouldn’t be possible and thousands of people would subsequently be at risk.
MCC (2017). New development and flood risk | Flooding and drainage | Manchester City Council. [online] Manchester.gov.uk. Available at: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/100006/environmental_problems/5404/flooding_and_drainage/5 [Accessed 24 May 2017].
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