ABSTRACT

Landslides refers to several forms of mass wasting that include a wide range of ground
movements, such as rock falls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows.
Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope
gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater. The aim of the research
was landslide susceptibility mapping by remote sensing data processing and GIS spatial
analysis. The area study is Charmadi Ghat in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada and
Mudigere taluk of Chikkamagaluru. In this research, through geological maps and field studies,
we primarily prepared a map for landslide distributions. Then, applying other information
sources such as the existing thematic maps, we studied and defined the 8 factors such as,
lithology, slope, slope aspect, annual rainfall, land use, distance to waterway and distance to
road. The landslide inventory is a fundamental prerequisite for landslide hazard analysis based
on GIS. The satellite imageries of LANDSAT ETM+ along with Survey of India (SOI)
topographical sheets form the basis for deriving baseline information on various parameters like
slope, aspect, relative relief, drainage density, geology/lithology and land use/land cover.

Keyword: Landslide, Charmudi Ghat, GIS, Remote Sensing Image, Survey of India etc.