Remote sensing and GIS for land use/cover mapping and integrated land management: case from the middle Ganga plain

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Remote sensing and GIS for land use/cover mapping and integrated land management: case from the middle Ganga plain

R B SINGH(

), Dilip KUMAR

Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India

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Abstract

In India, land resources have reached a critical stage due to the rapidly growing population. This challenge requires an integrated approach toward harnessing land resources, while taking into account the vulnerable environmental conditions. Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) based technologies may be applied to an area in order to generate a sustainable development plan that is optimally suited to the terrain and to the productive potential of the local resources. The present study area is a part of the middle Ganga plain, known as Son-Karamnasa interfluve, in India. Alternative land use systems and the integration of livestock enterprises with the agricultural system have been suggested for land resources management. The objective of this paper is to prepare a land resource development plan in order to increase the productivity of land for sustainable development. The present study will contribute necessary input for policy makers to improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the region.

Keywords land use/cover remote sensing GIS middle Ganga plain integrated land management

Corresponding Author(s): SINGH R B,Email:rbsgeo@hotmail.com

Issue Date: 05 June 2012

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R B SINGH,Dilip KUMAR. Remote sensing and GIS for land use/cover mapping and integrated land management: case from the middle Ganga plain[J]. Front Earth Sci, 0, (): 167-176.

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Fig.1 Flow chart of land use/cover mapping

Tab.1 Remote sensing based land use/cover (kharif season, 2004)

Fig.2 Satellite image during kharif season. False color composite of Bands 1, 2, and 3

Fig.3 Land use during kharif season

Tab.2 Remote sensing based land use/cover (rabi season, 2005)

Fig.4 Satellite image of rabi season. False color composite of Bands 1, 2, and 3

Fig.5 Land use of rabi season

Fig.6 Land use map during kharif and rabi season

Fig.7 Areas under different land use/cover (2004-2005)

Fig.8 Potential land use map

Fig.9 Area of potential land use

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