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This document discusses using geospatial techniques like geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing to map groundwater potential zones and assess groundwater quality in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. GIS is a useful tool for studying and managing water resources spatially and temporally. The document reviews techniques for identifying groundwater potential zones using GIS and analyzing parameters like soil, drainage density, land use, geology, geomorphology, rainfall, slope and contour data from satellite imagery. Identifying high potential zones can help locate effective sites for groundwater extraction.

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This document discusses using geospatial techniques like geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing to map groundwater potential zones and assess groundwater quality in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. GIS is a useful tool for studying and managing water resources spatially and temporally. The document reviews techniques for identifying groundwater potential zones using GIS and analyzing parameters like soil, drainage density, land use, geology, geomorphology, rainfall, slope and contour data from satellite imagery. Identifying high potential zones can help locate effective sites for groundwater extraction.

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Groundwater potential zonation mapping and quality assessment of

Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir using Geospatial techniques

Mr. SHOIB LONE* and Dr.VINEESHA SINGH **


* Research scholar,DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
B.U.BHOPAL(M.P)
** Associate professor, DEPARTMENT OF EARTHSCIENCES
B.U.BHOPAL(M.P)

Abstract

Geographic information systems (GIS) have


become a useful and important tool in
hydrology and to hydrologists in the
scientific study and management of water
resources. Climate change and greater
demands on water resources require a more
knowledgeable disposition of arguably one
of our most vital resources. As every
hydrologist knows, water is constantly in
motion. Because water in its occurrence
varies spatially and temporally throughout
the hydrologic cycle, its study using GIS is
especially practical. GIS systems previously
were mostly static in their geospatial
representation of hydrologic features.
Today, GIS platforms have become
increasingly dynamic, narrowing the gap
between historical data and current
hydrologic reality. The elementary water
cycle has inputs equal to outputs plus or
minus change in storage. Hydrologists make
use of a hydrologic budget when they study a
watershed. A watershed is a spatial area, and
the occurrence of water throughout its space
varies by time. In the hydrologic budget are
inputs such as precipitation, surface flows in,
and groundwater flows in. Outputs are
evapotranspiration, infiltration, surface
runoff, and surface/groundwater flows out.
All of these quantities, including storage, can
be measured or estimated, and their
characteristics can be graphically displayed
in GIS and studied. The characteristics of
groundwater can readily be input into GIS
for further study and management of water
resources. Because 98% of the world’s
available freshwater is groundwater, the
need to keep a closer eye on its disposition is
readily apparent. During recent years,
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a
powerful tool have had a tremendous impact
on research techniques in the realm of
geography and spatial analysis. The
integrative ability of GIS to capture, store,
manipulate, analyze, manage, and finally
present all types of geographical spatial data,
has drawn many attentions to it. Water
Resources Engineering as a interdisciplinary
field requires modeling and analyzing data
with different spatial resolutions. Therefore,
GIS could definitely be utilized as a suitable
tool for solving water resources problems
from local to global scale. Nowadays ground
water is decreasing and therefore there is an
increase in demand of water. Ground water
is one of the major source that contributes to
the total annual supply.The objective of this
study is to review techniques and
methodologies applied for identifying
groundwater potential zones and quality
assessment using GIS and remote sensing.
Several methods are used for mapping of
ground water zones. The parameters that
are used for controlling groundwater zones
are soil, drainage density, land use\land
cover, geology, geomorphology, rainfall,
slope, and contour. Groundwater mapping
techniques are described and derived from
satellite remote sensing and additional data
sources. These techniques includes both
conventional methods and advanced
methods. The thematic layers are used for
mapping and identification of groundwater
potential analysis. The importance of each
thematic layer and its weight is discussed for
the location groundwater potential zones
using groundwater conditions. This
groundwater potential information will be
useful for effective identification of
appropriate locations for extraction of water.

Keywords: Groundwater; Geo-spatial tools ; GIS; Remote


Sensing; Maps

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