Space Apps Challenge 2018

Ideology The project runs on two levels:

• Detection of human settlements from Landsat images.
• Use of a set of conditions to identify informal settlements from others.

This project aims to detect informal settlements based on some common features that most of the informal settlements possess. These features include:

Limited Area

Very high population density

Rooftops with metallic sheets or blue colored tarpaulins

Kacha Roads

No sewage systems resulting water inundation problems

Unstructured houses