Land Use Land Cover (LULC) classification with wasteland demarcation using Remote sensing and GIS Techniques

Abstract

Abstract Land use and land cover changes are derived by natural process and anthropogenic interference in the ecosystem. Appropriate management of natural resources requires quick and up-to-date information for effective decision making. This study aims to generate land use land cover information using Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to support the land use planning and strategy formulation of the newly emerging problem of the study area. Vizianagaram Mandal of the Vizianagaram district (Andhra Pradesh, India) covering 83°18‘0“E to 83°29‘0“E longitude and 18°2‘0“N to 18°10‘0“N latitude of total area 12437 hectares had been taken as a study area. The software Arc GIS and ERDAS used in this study for obtaining better outcomes. Two satellite imageries of Landsat TM, MSS 2000, and Landsat MSS 2010 were downloaded from USGS, and supervised classification carried out for the detection of Land use Land cover (LULC) classification. The ten-land use/land cover classes have been identified from the classification processes. The study focused to identify the wasteland demarcation and analyze the land cover changes between the years 2000 and 2010.