Agricltural Land Use Change Detection in  Pandharpur Tahsil, Solapur, Maharashtra Using Multi  Temporal Satellite Data

Mr. Palkar J. M.; Miss Gavade V. V.

Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2013

Agricltural Land Use Change Detection in Pandharpur Tahsil, Solapur, Maharashtra Using Multi Temporal Satellite Data

Mr. Palkar J. M. , Miss Gavade V. V.

Abstract :

Change detection is the measure of the distinct data framework and thematic change information that can guide to more tangible insights into underlying process involving land cover and land use changes than the information obtained from continuous change. Change detection is useful in many applications such as land use changes, habitat fragmentation, rate of deforestation, coastal change, urban sprawl, and other cumulative changes through spatial and temporal analysis techniques such as GIS (Geographic Information System) and Remote Sensing along with digital image processing techniques. Pandharpur is a tahsil of Solapur district of Maharashtra extend between 17°30′00″N to 18°05′00″N Latitude & 75°05′00″E to 75°35′00″E Longitude, which cover 1303.6 Sq Km area. LANDSAT MSS–1973, TM1991 & ETM + –2005 satellite data were used to study & classified using Maximum Likelihood classification method. The increasing population and economic activities were noted to be putting pressure on the available land resources. Supervised classification images of MSS, TM & ETM+ shows drastic change in Agricultural field which increased near about 25 % in last twenty decades. Availability of water through canal & dams, maximum use of fertilizers, development in economic condition of farmer etc. are the main causes of increase rate of Agricultural field.