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Soil resource assessment and mapping using remote sensing and GIS

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In this study digital image processing for physiographic analysis and soil resource mapping of Solani watershed was carried out using satellite remote sensing data and GIS. Digital image processing of satellite data facilitated in accurately delineating and identifying various soil mapping units. The physiography of the study area is mainly influenced by denudational and colluvial processes in the upper part and by sedimentation processes in the lower part. Topography of the land and nature of parent material along with the time factor seemed to have played a vital role in the genesis of soils. Majority of the mapping units are Typic Haplustepts with Entisols and Inceptisols being the major soil orders. The soils of the Siwalik hills experiences severe erosion, which prevents the maturation of soil profile. The present study demonstrated that satellite remote sensing and GIS is a valuable tool for physiographic analysis and soil resource mapping.

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  1. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, 248 001, India

    A. Velmurugan

  2. Agriculture and Land Ministry, La Paz, 3165, Venezuela

    Guillen G. Carlos

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Velmurugan, A., Carlos, G.G. Soil resource assessment and mapping using remote sensing and GIS. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 37, 511–525 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-009-0045-3

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