Abstract
Abstract. A major concern in groundwater exploration is to determine a precise location of the groundwater resources. The geospatial technology such as UAV mapping, precise GPS surveying and GIS data management could be integrated with other geospatial information to augment the groundwater exploration. The aim of this research project is to support groundwater exploration at UTM, Johor Bahru campus by employing the geospatial approach. In doing so, the aerial photo captured by using UAV and GPS will be utilised to support geology and geophysics data collection. Subsequently, subsurface information such as lithology, stratigraphy and geological structures have been used to form the subsurface profile. Afterward, development of the groundwater geospatial database had commenced by using a GIS approach. It is expected that by integration of geospatial technology in groundwater exploration works will help to identify the location of potential groundwater zone in the study area.
Highlights
Malaysia is a tropical country and receives an annual rainfall of 2500 mm until 3000 mm (Paterson et al, 2015)
The integration of geological and geophysical studies is commonly used in groundwater exploration
The study area was conducted at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru Campus within the district of Johor Bahru in south of Johor (Figure 1)
Summary
Malaysia is a tropical country and receives an annual rainfall of 2500 mm until 3000 mm (Paterson et al, 2015). There are some disturbing issues to meet the demand for water resources, especially water supply for drinking (Ahmad et al, 2014) This problem arises from several factors such as widespread water pollution and weather changing. The integration of geological and geophysical studies is commonly used in groundwater exploration This approach is combined with geoinformation knowhow such as field survey and supported with existing topographic and thematic maps. The applications of geospatial technology such as GIS can reduce cost and time in order to assess and manage geospatial information of groundwater resources (Adiat et al, 2012) Groundwater exploration in this country requires a support and integration of the geoinformation technology into the exploration works to maximise high chances in identifying groundwater resources potential zone.
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