6 METHODOLOGY
6.1 Data
In this study, two IKONOS satellite images of Muscat, Oman have been utilized; one image before the
cyclone (8th January 2006) (Figure 3) and one after (12th June 2007) (Figure4). IKONOS is the world's first
commercial satellite able to collect black-and-white (panchromatic) images with 82-centimeter resolution
and multispectral imagery with 4-meter resolution. Imagery from both sensors can be merged to create 1-
meter color imagery (pan-sharpened). Table 1 shows the characteristics of IKONOS system.