Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.

Because of climate change and overpopulation, the demand for water is increasing. Groundwater constitutes an alternative renewable source of aquifer, so the spatial distribution of ground water provides important information on its qualitative and quantitative status. This paper develops a methodol...

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Main Authors: Terpsichori K. MITSI, Demetre P. ARGIALAS, Konstantinos VAMVOUKAKIS
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Language:English
Published: European Association of Geographers 2022-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/172
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author Terpsichori K. MITSI
Demetre P. ARGIALAS
Konstantinos VAMVOUKAKIS
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description Because of climate change and overpopulation, the demand for water is increasing. Groundwater constitutes an alternative renewable source of aquifer, so the spatial distribution of ground water provides important information on its qualitative and quantitative status. This paper develops a methodology for delineating potential ground water zones using remotely sensed data and GIS. The developed methodology was based on the empirical index GPI (MGPI – Modified Groundwater Potential Index) and was applied to the eastern part of Lesvos Island, Greece. To evaluate the criteria used for the result, the Analytic Network Process (ANP) was applied to weight each parameter. The dataset used consists of satellite images derived from Sentinel 2 and Landsat 8, which were combined with vector and raster data, to create the necessary thematic layers. To validate the results, existing ground water zones from the Municipal Water Company of Lesvos were used.
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spelling doaj-art-3257aea9dacb4eb3a6512887f3e9232f2025-08-20T02:40:07ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332022-02-01114Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.Terpsichori K. MITSIDemetre P. ARGIALASKonstantinos VAMVOUKAKIS Because of climate change and overpopulation, the demand for water is increasing. Groundwater constitutes an alternative renewable source of aquifer, so the spatial distribution of ground water provides important information on its qualitative and quantitative status. This paper develops a methodology for delineating potential ground water zones using remotely sensed data and GIS. The developed methodology was based on the empirical index GPI (MGPI – Modified Groundwater Potential Index) and was applied to the eastern part of Lesvos Island, Greece. To evaluate the criteria used for the result, the Analytic Network Process (ANP) was applied to weight each parameter. The dataset used consists of satellite images derived from Sentinel 2 and Landsat 8, which were combined with vector and raster data, to create the necessary thematic layers. To validate the results, existing ground water zones from the Municipal Water Company of Lesvos were used. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/172Remote Sensing, groundwater, remote sensing data, MGPI, Analytic Network Process
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Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
European Journal of Geography
Remote Sensing, groundwater, remote sensing data, MGPI, Analytic Network Process
title Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
title_full Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
title_fullStr Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
title_full_unstemmed Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
title_short Modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of Lesvos island, Greece.
title_sort modification of a groundwater prospect zone index using remotely sensed data and the analytic network process in the eastern part of lesvos island greece
topic Remote Sensing, groundwater, remote sensing data, MGPI, Analytic Network Process
url https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/172
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