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Patmios, Evangelos 
APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS ON DEVELOPMENT SUBJECTS 
Maria LAZARIDOU, Evangelos PATMIOS 
Aristotle University ot Thessaloniki, Greece 
Dept. Of Civil Engineers 
Lab. of Photogrammetry - Remote Sensing 
Working Group VII/2 
KEY WORDS: Remote Sensing, Image Interpretation, Development, Civil Engineer. 
ABSTRACT 
In this paper, the possibilities of visual interpretation of a single image (Landsat and Spot) and of stereoscopic 
interpetation of airphotographs in small scale are being searched through. This is done from the point of «collecting» 
information that interest civil engineers for development subjects. : 
The combination of interpretation of satellite image and airphotographs seems to offer interesting information relatively 
to drainage, roads, faults etc. It can be considered as a starting-point and a reference base for further photogrammetric 
and geoinformation procedures and digital analysis. 
1 INTRODUCTION 
Remote Sensing gains continously increasing number of users, because of the fast progress in methods and 
instrumentation. These users may concern different professions, occupations, services etc., presenting significant 
particularities, locally and temporally. 
The civil engineer is an important division of users, because of his main scientific and professional activities (Dept of 
Civil Engineers, 1999). 
The term «development» presents multiple considerations (Zuidam R.A. et al, 1979), that are significantly related to the 
activities of civil engineer. 
The above describe the framework of this paper. 
We mainly deal with remote sensing (satellite images and airphotographs) and particularly with visual interpretation of a 
single image for satellite images and stereoscopic images for airphotographs (Cracknell A.P. 1991, Meijerink A.M.J. 
1987, Verstappen H.Th. 1977). The results of this visual interpetation can further support photogrammetric and 
geoinformation process. 
Sithonia Peninsula in Northern Greece is the example area. 
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2 INTERPETATION OF SATELLITE IMAGES (LANDSAT - SPOT) AND AIRPHOTOGRAPHS 
The data we used, concerned Sithonia Peninsula. They included 
Satellite images: Landsat TM 1998-07-26 (bands 1-7), Spot PAN 1993-08-26, Spot XS 1992-08-12 (3 spectral bands) 
Airphotographs in scale 1: 40,000. 
Image interpetation took place with simultaneous reference to corresponding topographic, geologic and other thematic 
maps in various scales. 
  
International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXIII, Part B7. Amsterdam 2000. 1127