TRACKING THE EXTENSION OF THE SEMANGGOL FORMATION USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES

This study is aimed to track the extension of the Semanggol Formation exposed around
the northern states of Malaysia using remote sensing and GIS techniques. The
Semanggol Formation has been recorded as segments of three parts separated by the
Mahang Formation and igneous rocks although the exact boundary is not known and
still remains a mystery due to the lack of stratigraphic contact and good research. This
study plans uses remote sensing technology as a supplementary technique to previous
works, which has never been applied, to get a better understanding of this. Landsat 8
data is used for remote sensing analysis and it is found that the boundaries are similar
to what has been defined by past researches. Due to the nature of Malaysia’s climate
which causes lush vegetation that covers the earth’s surface and the developed areas,
the usage of remote sensing analysis to detect lithology has been heavily limited.