Detection of waste dumping locations in landfill using multi-temporal Landsat thermal images

The disposal of solid waste in a conventional landfill is inevitably associated with potential adverse environmental impacts, resulting in the migration of landfill gas and offensive odors on the surrounding areas. In addition to the obnoxious fumes and hazardous leachate, heat generation is continuously observed within the landfill during the aerobic and anaerobic phases. Despite the negative impacts, such “heat generation” phenomenon can turn into valuable information to aid in detecting unauthorized landfill activities and tracing unrecorded dumping regions.