Possibilities of Using Remote Sensing in Archaeological Research in Bengal Delta in Bangladesh - A Human-Influenced Alluvial Terrain

Application of remote sensing in Bangladesh geology started during the middle of 1950s For practical reasons aerial photographs were used for geological mapping till the availability of satellite remote sensing data, which is continuing. Scientists of the country have been working with aerial photography, Landsat (MSS, TM, ETM+), SPOT, IRS, Radarsat, JERS-1, Lidar, CORONA satellite photograph, RapidEye, Pleiades data in different fields of geology Other fields of application include forestry, soil,