BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV1I9065,
     title={Highway Alignment Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System},
     author={K.Rajadurai and J.Colins Johnny},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={1},
     number={9},
     pages={228--234},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV1I9065.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

The aim of this project is to identify and map the suitable highway construction site by using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in the Chettikulam junction to kottar, Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kaniyakumari District, Tamilnadu. Remote sensing and GIS model for route location and highway alignment was developed and used to generate alternate highway route applications.. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can easily model such variables, including topography, environment, built-up areas, and geology. Planning a new road or highway can be expensive and time consuming process. There are numerous environmental issues that need to be addressed. GIS, a powerful tool for the compilation, management and display data associated with geographic space, is used for the preparation of digital maps and analysis purposes. The conventional manual methods were difficult, time consuming and expensive. In this project the shortest and the economical path is identified using GIS software. The factors considered are mainly related to the land use, geology, land value and soil. The weights and ranks are assigned to each of the above themes, according to expert opinions, for GIS analysis. After assigning weights and ranks these themes are overlaid to get a suitability overlaid map. The final overlaid will have the most suitable area to align the highway.

Highway, Remote sensing, Alignment using GIS, Reduce traffic, Shortest route, less time consuming