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The assessment of potential land use in the proposed irrigation command using Remote Sensing and GIS

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Standard false colour composites (Std. FCC) on 1:50,000 scale was visually interpreted in conjunction with soil survey to prepare physiographic-soil map. Thirteen mapping units were delineated indicating soil association at family-level. Soil and land resource was evaluated for their land capability and irrigation suitability for its sustained use under irrigation. Land capability and land irrigability maps were generated as attribute map. These maps were integrated to suggest potential land use map. Current land use/land cover map prepared by visual analysis was spatially analysed in relation to potential land use to study potential changes in land use / land cover using GIS. The study reveals that 14.66% area has no limitation and can be brought to intensive agriculture by double cropping.

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  1. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehra Dun

    Suresh Kumar & L M Pande

  2. Department of Agriculture, Panaji, Goa

    Shriram B Dhaimodkar

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Kumar, S., Dhaimodkar, S.B. & Pande, L.M. The assessment of potential land use in the proposed irrigation command using Remote Sensing and GIS. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 30, 157–166 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990648

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