Integrating Remote Sensing, GIS and Machine
Learning Approaches in Evaluation of Landslide
Susceptibility in Mountainous Region of Nghe An
Province, Vietnam
Authors: Tran Thi Tuyen1, Tran Thi An2*, Nguyen Van An3, Nguyen Thi Thuy Ha4,5, Vu Van Luong4, Hoang Anh The4, Vo Thi Thu Ha
GeoShanghai 2024 – Volume 6
: 1345 (2024) 012008, Volume 6 :
Publishing year: 2/2024
This study applied remote sensing methods combining GIS and machine learning
(ML) in landslide assessment and zonation for the western mountainous area of Nghe An
province, Vietnam. Factors affecting landslide susceptibility are analyzed and included in the
assessment model including terrain elevation, slope, aspect, flow accumulation,
geomorphology, profile curvature, Topographic Position Index (TPI), fault density, road
density, rainfall and land use. A field survey was conducted on July, 2023 to collect the ground
truth data of landslide areas in Nghe An and used as input for the training and validating
process of landslide model with ratios of 70 and 30 percentage. The landslide estimation
algorithms which derived from the machine learning approach including Support Vector
Machine, Random Forest, and Logistic Regression have been investigated with 11 input layers
and field survey training data. The results indicated that among the causative parameters of
landslides in the study area, the most important factor was the Standardized Precipitation
Index, derived from the rainfall data. Additionally, traffic, terrain slope, and elevation were
also significant factors. In terms of the landslide estimation algorithms, the Random Forest
model exhibited the highest accuracy for mapping landslide susceptibility in the western
mountainous region of Nghe An province, with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.97. The
research findings demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating remote sensing, GIS, and ML
techniques for landslide research in mountainous areas of Vietnam. This approach provides
valuable insights on landslide susceptibility, and a better understanding of landslide dynamics
in the study area.
Landslide, machine learning, remote sensing, susceptibility, Nghe An.