Use of Aerial Photos and Thermal Band to Detect the Drainage Condition in Some Areas West of Delta, Egypt

Abstract

The studied area is 10,000 feddans located in Maryut Area between latitude 30° 48' 30" and 30° 53' 30" N and longitude 29° 45' and 29° 55' E, where Nasser Drain is the northern boundary, Abu Massoud Canal is the southern boundary, Maryut Canal (between pump station No. 4 and pump station No. 5) is the western boundary and the eastern boundary is Cairo-Alexandria desert road (between Km 53.75 and Km 54.5 from Alexandria).