Integrated Usage of Earth Observation and Machine Learning in Detection of Landslide Hotspot: A Case Example from Ukhimath, Uttarakhand
摘要
Albeit there have been many works in the field of landslide hazard assessment covering the Ukhimath area in the Mandakini River basin of the Uttarakhand Himalaya, there is a serious need for managing satellite/geospatial data with novel AI/ML techniques for the assessment of landslide hazards. Hence, a comprehensive machine learning-based framework is adopted, employing XGBoost, LightGBM, and Random Forest on Sentinel-2B multispectral and SRTM DEM data for landslide mapping, which helped to achieve exact delineation of high-risk zones with accuracy provided by acceptable Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) scores. This innovative methodology throws light on how the best AI/ML techniques can be utilized for the development of a Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS), thereby helping in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).