dc.contributor.author | Ikoba, Shafiyu | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-25T11:52:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-25T11:52:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ikoba, Shafiyu. (2022). Assessment of Spatial-Temporal Lake Victoria Shoreline Variation using Synthetic Aperture Radar. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation) Makerere University; Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/13179 | |
dc.description | A research report submitted to the department of Construction Economics and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatics of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Shorelines are one of the most important linear features on the earth’s surface, with a dynamic
nature. They change shape and position over multiple spatial and temporal scales with water levels
serving as a key indicator to characterize the expansion or shrinkage of lakes. There has been an
uncontrolled increase in the water levels in Lake Victoria and this has ultimately contributed to the
lake shoreline variation. This has in turn led to occurrence of unpredictable flooding along the lake
shores and bursting of the lake shoreline claiming people’s property. Therefore, Environment
Management authorities such as NEMA require accurate and up-to-date information about the
shoreline changes.
The main objective of this study was to assess the spatial-temporal variations of Lake Victoria
shoreline in Southern Buganda Sub region for the period of 2015 to 2021 using microwave remote
sensing. The study also assessed the performance of HH and VH polarizations in shoreline
delineation. Different image processing techniques such as thresholding and band math were used
in both SNAP and ArcGIS software. Based on the DSAS evaluation statistics, VH polarization
performed a better delineation of the shoreline than HH polarization. The study also found that the
Lake shoreline in Southern Buganda Sub-region generally underwent low erosion rates ranging
from 0.5m/yr to 2m/yr, entirely observed in the sub counties of Buwunga, Kyanamukaaka, and
Kabira. High erosion rates of above 5m/yr were observed in some areas in Bukakata and Kyebe
Sub-County | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Shoreline | en_US |
dc.subject | Lake Victoria | en_US |
dc.subject | Synthetic Aperture Radar | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of Spatial-Temporal Lake Victoria Shoreline Variation using Synthetic Aperture Radar. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |