Surface geological mapping: Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Reservoir mapping in the Gulf of Suez is challenging due to rifting which has broken up the reservoirs through transform and cross faults. Identification of geological features from Earth Observation (EO) data can give an early and reasonable indication of likely reservoir locations.  These are more easily seen in clear or deserted regions, but areas of forested / agricultural land where the surface is covered or artificially modified are not as suitable for surface geological modelling. Multispectral satellite data (landsat 7 ETM) used in combination with elevation mapping from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) dataset was used in this study. For more information click here.