Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 3

Landuse pattern analysis using remote sensing: A case study of morar block, of Gwalior (M.P.)

  • Author:
  • Subhash Thakur1, Akhilesh Singh2, Seema Suraiya1, Avinash Singh Tomar2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 171 to 174

1College of Agrl. Engineering, J.N.K.V.V., Jabalpur

2Deptt of Soil Science and Agril University, RVSKW, Gwalior

Jawahar Lal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur (M. P.)

Online published on 31 May, 2014.

Abstract

The knowledge of land use and land cover is important for many planning and management activities as it is considered an essential element for modeling and understanding the earth system. Land use/land cover mapping serve as a basic inventory of land resources through out the world. Whether regional or local in scope, remote sensing offers a means of acquiring and presenting land cover data in timely manner. Land use/land cover pattern of Morar block and its surroudings were studied using IRS P6LISS III data. The land use/land cover patterns were visually interpreted and digitized using ERDAS IMAGING software. He clipped satellite imagery has used to prepare the land cover map clearly shows that area of open/fallow/barren is higher than others. Forest of 26496.29 ha (29.92%) area, open/fallow/barren of 40977.50 ha (46.300/0) area, agricultural/other vegetation of 18645.87 ha (21.06%) area, waste land of 243.42 ha (0.27%) area, habitation of 1905.06 (2.15%) area, and water body of 268.53 ha (0.30%) area of the morar block.