Mapping and analysis of topography of Bangalore metropolitan region

H A Muniraja

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DOI: 10.53989/bu.ga.v7i1.1

Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-3

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Mapping and analysis of topography of Bangalore metropolitan region

H A Muniraja ¹

¹ Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Bangalore University, Janana Bharati Campus, Bangalore

Received Date:12 January 2018, Accepted Date:24 April 2018

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Bangalore was built by Magadi Kempegowda at 1537. Bangalore ruled by various kingdom in 1758- Hyder Ali, in 1799- British overthrew Tippu sultan, in 1881- Mysore wodeyar, After the independence, Bangalore was designed as the capital of Mysore state in 1956, Bangalore Metropolitan Region comprises Bangalore urban district, Bangalore rural district & Ramanagara district. The Bangalore Metropolitan Region lies towards the south-east in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The Bangalore Metropolitan Region situated between 12◦ 14’ 16” to 13◦ 30’ 26” north latitude & 77◦ 2’ 51” to 77◦ 57’ 45” east longitude. The total geographical area of Bangalore Metropolitan Region is 8005 sq. Km. The main aim of the paper are To Know Topography of Bangalore Metropolitan Region. To Mapping Topography of Bangalore Metropolitan Region. To reach set goals first literature collected from various works and to prepare maps for topography of Bangalore metropolitan region remote sensing data and GIS techniques are used. Bangalore is fast growing metropolitan city hence to know and mapping of the topography is required.

Keywords: Topography; Lithology; soil; remote sensing

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