Geomorphological Mapping Using Remote Sensing and GIS A Tool for Land Use Planning Around Shivpuri City, M.P., India

Abstract

Landforms on the earth surface are expensive to map or monitor. Remote Sensing observations from space platforms provide a synoptic view of terrain on images. Satellite multispectral data have an advantage in that the image data in various bands can be subjected to digital enhancement techniques for highlighting contrasts in objects for improving image interpretability. Landforms are interpreted on the basis of interpretation element keys namely such as- tone, texture, size, shape, color etc. and extract the specific information from the false color composites LISS-III sensor images. Geomorphological units are classified on the basis differential erosion processes. In the study area, mainly presentational hills of Vindhyan sediments and pediments of granites are predominant landforms. Apart from these above geomorphic units, alluvial plain, pediplain, structural hills and residual hills are mapped using IRS-ID LISS-III satellite imagery using visual interpretation technique along with field check. Remote Sensing and GIS offers detecting, analyzing and time- cost effective way to fulfill these goals. Keywords- Geomorphology mapping, GIS, IRS-1D, LISS-III, Remote Sensing I. Introduction Now-a-days, Land use planning is important task for local and government authority to provide suitable land for human activities in the study area so it is realized that land use planning need to be developed in an integrated and comprehensive manner based on geomorphic study. In this study, Remote Sensing and GIS, tools and techniques are used to identify landform, geomorphic units and area mapping because geomorphology is the base of land use planning.