Land Evaluation Methods Research Articles

An Adjusted Landscape Ecological Security of Cultivated Land Evaluation Method Based on the Interaction between Cultivated Land and Surrounding Land Types

Because the relationship between cultivated land and the surrounding land types is not taken into account, there existed a deviation in the assessment of cultivated landscape ecological security. A novel methodology assessing the cultivated landscape ecological security is presented in this study, in the grid scale adjusted cultivated landscape ecological security index by the cultivated land disturbance index and the surrounding environment index. This method was applied in Xintai City, Shandong Province. The results demonstrate that (1) between 1985 and 2015, there was a constant loss of 173.2 km2 cultivated land, the bulk of which was converted to building land, primarily on the outskirts of cities. (2) The landscape ecological security of cultivated land has decreased; the bulk of high-risk grids are located in central metropolitan areas and mining districts, and have a tendency to spread out over time. (3) We applied a three–dimensional model to generate a spatial combination of cultivated land and presented zoning suggestions for regional cultivated land use and management. This assessment technique reduces errors that may occur when relying solely on landscape features for cultivated ecological security evaluation. The evaluation’s results more accurately reflect the impact of human activity and urban growth, are more consistent with local features, and have a higher quality of reference value.

ОЦІНКА І ЦІНА ЗЕМЛІ В УКРАЇНІ ТА ДОСВІД КРАЇН ЄВРОПИ

The latest methodics of land valuation, introduced in Ukraine, has a number of positive advantages over the previous ones, but at the same time, it still does not ensure the appropriate level of adequacy of this valuation to the needs of the real land market, which causes a number of inadequacies in the level of fairness of taxation of users of land plots and their owners, reduces the level of equivalence of exchange and transactions with land and does not allow real assessment of the potential of the land resource at the micro- and macro-level. This is especially relevant for Ukraine, where land is practically the largest economic resource. Today, in the civilized countries of the world, the organization of land resources management is carried out on the basis of their mass assessment, which allows the use of modern economic-mathematical and geo-informational methods, models and algorithms, thereby increasing the level of reliability of the results obtained and the level of trust in them. Therefore, the improvement of the method of carrying out the monetary assessment of land should objectively be directed to the maximum achievement of the level of land assessment, which is adequate to level of its price at the time of the transaction of purchase and sale (taking into account the dynamics of the conjunсtural situation on the land market and the time factor), which to a certain extent is possible on the basis of mass land valuation, and therefore the purpose of the conducted research is to study the experience of foreign countries in improving land valuation methodics based on the application of market approaches to its implementation and the identification of the possible directions of its elements applying in Ukraine. The main tasks that were solved in the process of achieving the set goal are: identification of positive and negative sides of the domestic method of land evaluation; study of foreign experience in land valuation; analysis of market price dynamics for land plots in Ukraine and abroad; identification of directions for improvement of the land assessment methodology based on the use of similar experience in European countries. The results obtained during the research relate to the identification of the main positive features of the approaches to land valuation used in European countries, the identification of the dynamics of its levels and land price levels and the factors that influence them and can be used in Ukraine in order to establish directions for improvement and increase the effectiveness of the methodics of land valuation.

APPLICATION GIS IDENTIFY LAND AREA SUITABLE FOR RUBBER AND COFFEE TREES TO AGRICULTURE RESTRUCTURE GIA LAI PROVINCE

Gia Lai has great potential for developing agricultural production, and it is home to a large crop industrial material area in Vietnam. It boasts nearly 100,000 hectares of coffee and nearly 90,000 hectares of rubber. The area has immense potential to develop its agricultural production due to its unique characteristics of soil and climate, which can support a rich diversity of plants and animal with high economic value. By creating areas for intensive agricultural production and concentrating on commodity products with a competitive advantage, Gia Lai can improve the efficiency of its agricultural restructuring. To achieve this goal, this research has utilized the Land Evaluation Method of the FAO method and GIS to identify suitable land areas for rubber and coffee trees to restructure agriculture in Gia Lai province. the results indicate that the land suitability for coffee trees is mainly moderately suitable (S2) with 86,163 hectares of land suitable for cultivation. Coffee trees are primarily grown in districts such as Chu Pah, Dak Doa, Chu Se and Ia Grai. On the other hand, the land suitability for rubber trees is mainly moderately suitable (S2) with 60,000 hectares of land suitable for cultivation. Rubber trees are primarily grown in districts such as Chu Pah, Dak Doa, Chu Se, Ia Grai and Chu Prong. These areas are characterized by the distribution of red basaltic soils, rainfall exceeding 2500 mm, and a favorable climate for the development of industrial plants.

Development of a Quantitative Model in Land Use Planning Using GIS

Land evaluation methods are crucial for evaluating the potentials and constraints of land for intended land use. In the procedure, environmental criteria such as topography, soil, climate, hydrology, and socioeconomic parameters are evaluated. Different technical procedures are also used for land evaluation ranging from simple methods based on expert knowledge to more complex methods based on simulation models. The main goal of this research is to evaluate land use and natural resources for future sustainable land planning using Geographic Information System (GIS). So, in this study, the Iranian ecological evaluation model was used for the analysis of the ecological and resources maps of the study area. First, ecological capability maps of different land uses such as forestry, agriculture, range management, environmental conservation, ecotourism, and development of villages, urban and industrial areas were developed by overlaying geographical maps based on Boolean overlay method (as a Multi-Criteria Evaluation Method) in GIS for the Township. The final step of this research was the prioritization of land uses considering the ecological and socio-economic characteristics (by distributing questionnaires to 63 experts (of the study area using a quantitative model. The results showed that the maximum area of proposed uses is 78.31\%, which is related to rainfed agriculture, showing this land use has high potential and socio-economic demands in the study area. Meanwhile, minimum area of proposed uses is related to forest and ecotourism. One of the most important practical results of this study is that different or even modified methods should always be used in the same region to check the capability of land and the common method will not always be as best method.

A simple approach on forest roads drainage structures planning using GIS: A case study of Şile-Turkey

Forest roads provide access to forest resources for conducting several forestry activities such as production, protection, afforestation, management, recreation and firefighting. Both drainage structures and pavement should be completed for forest roads to serve safely and for a long time. This study aimed to determine both cross-sections and types of drainage structures for newly built forest roads, using Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. ArcGIS Pro software was used for analysis in the study. The total length of the forest road used in the study area was 7920 m, where 31 drainage structures was planned to be built at stream crossings along the road route. Considering the cross-sections of drainage areas along the route, it has been decided to construct a total of 31 drainage structures, including 25 pipes, 5 culverts and 1 bridge. GIS technology produces accurate and fast results in terms of determining cross-sectional areas in drainage structures on forest roads. A simple GIS-based approach reduces the stabilization and drainage problems and construction and maintenance costs in forest road design compared to traditional land evaluation methods. Thanks to its capacity to process big data and simple hydrological empirical calculations, GIS has significant gains in terms of accuracy and time consumption and is included in the planning forest road designs.

The effect of different land use planning scenarios on the amount of total soil losses in the Mikail Stream Micro-Basin.

Erosion is seen as a major productivity problem in the world. Unplanned agricultural practices caused by human activities initiate the soil erosion process. Especially in sloping areas, agricultural activities without soil conservation measures accelerate this process. This study prepared land use planning (LUP) scenarios to reduce soil losses in the Mikail Stream Micro-Basin, which has an erosion problem and a rough topography. ILSEN land evaluation method, which is formed by interpreting FAO land evaluation principles according to Turkish conditions, was used in the creation of the scenarios. Soil conservation (terracing and contour agriculture) land-use types (LUT) that can help in erosion reduction were included in the ILSEN method and 8 different LUP scenarios were created. Soil protected (terracing and contour farming) LUTs that can help reduce erosion were included in the ILSEN method and 8 different LAP scenarios were created. The RUSLE Method integrated with the Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to calculate the estimated amount of soil loss caused by the scenarios created. For land evaluation and erosion studies, serial-based soil map of the area and Google Earth images were used. Scenario 7 created has reduced soil loss by 79% compared to the present land use (Scenario 8) of the basin. While the soil loss caused by the present land-use of the basin was 335.95 tons ha-1year-1 on average, the amount of soil loss caused by the 7th scenario was calculated as 69.05 tons ha-1year-1 on average. The results showed that the ILSEN land evaluation method can be a model to be used in the creation of erosion-reducing LUP scenarios in areas with erosion problems.

ПАРАМЕТРИЗАЦИЯ И ИНТЕГРАЛЬНАЯ ОЦЕНКА ТЕРРУАРА УЧАСТКОВ ВИНОДЕЛЬЧЕСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА НА ТАМАНСКОМ ПОЛУОСТРОВЕ

In viticulture and winemaking, the concept of terroir, which is a set of soil and climatic characteristics of the area, is of great importance. The article analyzes parametric methods of land evaluation, which can potentially be used in relation to terroir. The most suitable method is tested on the example of key areas of the winery, located on the Taman Peninsula. The need to evaluate not only the surface horizons of the soil, but also the deep layers is revealed

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE WESTERN JADWAL SOILS PROPERTIES AND SUITABILITY EVALUATION FOR WHEAT CROP CULTIVATION BY GEOMATICS TECHNOLOGY

The study area was chosen in the district of the western Jadwal in Karbala governorate - Iraq, which is located between E44o05'10'' to E44o13'03'' and N32o38'30'' to N32o27'40'', as 100 locations were identified for the depth of 0-30 cm by auger hole sampling method samples were obtained from each site, and kept laboratory measurements. The results of the study showed that the dominant soil texture is medium clay and silt are the predominant separates in the soil. As for the salinity of the soil represented by electrical conductivity, it was low of the dissolution the salts and the land use for cultivation besides the presence of a drainage network a percentage of the organic matter is good. As for assessing the suitability of the land for cultivation, Results showed the use of the standard addition method of land evaluation for the wheat crop by Sys,1993 is better and more accurate than the standard multiplication method for the wheat crop that was also suggested by Sys, 1980, where the very suitable class S1 and the suitable S2 were the predominant cultivars of the addition method, while the non- suitable class N and the least suitable S5 were classes when the methods of multiplication were used.

Agricultural Land Suitability Analysis for Maize Crop by Using GIS Technology in Case of Debub Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

Food security is the current problem that affects the socio economic standard and living condition of the society. Land suitability analysis is a method of land evaluation which measures the degree of appropriateness of land for a certain use. The aim of this study was to identify and delineate the land that can best support maize production by using GIS technology. The study was carried out in Debub Gondar zone in Ethiopia. Even though agriculture is the main economic activity in the study area, its productivity is insufficient because some of the crops being introduced are not doing well. For this study, three specific objectives were mentioned. These are; identify the suitable area of maize in the study area, identify the unsuitable area of maize in the study area and compare current maize production with suitable and unsuitable area. To accomplish these study four parameters were used such as soil, slope, temperature and rainfall. The parameters were analyzed by ArcGIS 10.3 software. As result the largest portion of the study area was unsuitable for maize production and some part of northern, north western and eastern part of study area was partially suitable for maize production. Finally, we recommended that the concerned bodies should cultivate maize around the suitable part of the study area. Keywords: Debub Gondar, GIS, Maize, Suitability DOI: 10.7176/JEES/11-4-01 Publication date: April 30 th 2021

ПАРАМЕТРИЗАЦИЯ И ИНТЕГРАЛЬНАЯ ОЦЕНКА ТЕРРУАРА УЧАСТКОВ ВИНОДЕЛЬЧЕСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА НА ТАМАНСКОМ ПОЛУОСТРОВЕ

In viticulture and winemaking, the concept of terroir, which is a set of soil and climatic characteristics of the area, is of great importance. The article analyzes parametric methods of land evaluation, which can potentially be used in relation to terroir. The most suitable method is tested on the example of key areas of the winery, located on the Taman Peninsula. The need to evaluate not only the surface horizons of the soil, but also the deep layers is revealed.

Land Suitability Evaluation for the Growth of <i>Chamaecyparis obtusa</i> Forest in Gyeongnam Province, South Korea

This study was conducted at eight different cities and counties of Gyeongnam province with the objective of evaluating the suitability of lands for the growth of Chamaecyparis obtusa (C. obtusa) species. From each city and county seven to ten sites were systematically selected for the study based on the regional representation of the sample sites by considering south, east, west and north regions of the province. From the selected sites soil data was collected by removing the top fertile soil in order to avoid the influence of decomposed top organic materials on the top soil. Soil samples from each site were air dried and the necessary laboratory processes undertaken. Evaluation of physiochemical characteristics was conducted by analyzing the properties of soil with growth requirement of the species. Storie parametric and FAO land evaluation methods were adopted to evaluate the parameters which were identified as important for the growth of the species. Based on the total index resulted from the parametric evaluation, suitability class was defined by assigning classes of highly suitable, (S1), moderately suitable (S2), marginally suitable (S3) and non-suitable (S4). The results of the study revealed that two study city/county were moderately suitable and the rest were categorized under marginally suitable for the growth and productivity of the species but there was no site which was categorized as highly suitable and non-suitable. It was recommended to use more silvicultural management for the areas categorized under marginally suitable in order to enhance the productivity.

Comparison of Different Land Evaluation Techniques for Evaluating the Soil Suitability for Rainfed Hybrid Cotton

This study compares the performance of three land evaluation methods, viz., FAO Simple Limitation, Storie Index and InfoCrop simulation model, for assessing the suitability of cotton soils (represented by nine different soil series) of Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. The Simple Limitation method categorised Wardha, Parseoni and Bhugaon soil series as moderately suitable and the remaining are marginally suitable for rainfed cotton. The values of Land Index, determined by the Storie method, ranged from 20.3 for Manori series to 55.3 for Bhugaon series. Rainfed cotton yields, simulated by InfoCrop model ranged from 761 kg ha-1 in Manori series to 2881 kg ha-1 in Katol series. The Relative Yield Index (RYI) ranged from 0.154 for Manori series to 0.585 for Katol series. Kinhala, Katol and Takali soil series, classified as marginally suitable by the Simple Limitation method, were upgraded as moderately suitable by Sys parametric method. The results of InfoCrop model justified this up-gradation with the high values of RYI that ranged from 0.574 to 0.585. Soils of Manori and Hatodi series are not suitable for cultivating rainfed cotton. Soil depth, hydraulic conductivity and plant available water in the soil were critical factors governing cotton yield and ranking of soils for their suitability.

Định hướng sử dụng đất nông nghiệp có sự tương tác giữa các chủ thể tại huyện Châu Thành A, tỉnh Hậu Giang

Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province is an agricultural district. Therefore, the land use allocation plays an important role in sustainable agricultural development. Additionally, a feasible land-use planning must achieve high consensus of local communities and stakeholders. In this study, the data were collected from technical reports, field survey, household interview, participatory rural appraisal (PRA). The analysis conducted via land evaluation method (FAO,1976) and participatory land use planning (PLUP). Agricultural land-use plans were developed in near future (2020) for Chau Thanh A district based on the potential of land and active participation of the concerned stakeholders in land-use planning process. The local land-use planning was discussed to get the agreement and the coordination among stakeholders on adaptation practices. The result could support decision makers for sustainable agricultural development.

Geospatial information system land evaluation analysis for rainfed farming using multi-criteria decision analysis approach

This paper aims to develop a geospatial information system based land evaluation method for rainfed farming. To produce geospatial information of potential areas for sorghum using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach. The land suitability is based on the biophysical and soil factors. The analysis aimed at the production of geospatial information displayed in maps and a graph showing potential areas that are suitable for rainfed farming. A fuzzy modeling decision analysis tool integrated with map algebra expression ADD (+) Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis operation was used to combine the information from several criteria to form a single suitability map. The results showed the land parcels that are suitable, marginal suitable and non-suitable for sorghum. The suitability map was overlaid with the existing land use to identify areas that are plowed for sorghum that are on suitable areas.

An Approach to Comparing Different Land Evaluation Methods with NDVI

Land evaluation is a necessary process for determining the potential cabilities of the land under different uses and for sustainable soil fertility.Today, many land evaluation models are being developed and using for this purpose. But the availability of models is constantly being investigated by the researcers. In this study, Storie Index (SI) and Productivity Index (PI) models were compared with NDVI values which is a remote sensing analysis in Konya Besgozler agricultural field on the GIS environment. In the results of the study, SI land evaluation model was determined with higher accuracy coefficient (r 2 : 0.86) as far as PI model (r 2 : 0.29) to the ability of the soil cability depends on the density of vegetation and the use of this model is recommended for Arid region soils.

Multi-Criteria Land Evaluation of Suitability for the Sport of Foot Orienteering: A Case Study of Croatia and Slovenia

This paper describes a new multi-criteria land evaluation method, based on geomorphology and land cover, for the automated detection of suitable terrain for the sport of foot orienteering (footO). Reference data, in the form of areas already mapped and used for footO, was used to define criteria for geomorphology and land cover, and represents an expert knowledge component. The motivation for this research is that orienteering maps are often drawn for unfamiliar terrain that organizers of the event or mapmakers need to determine in advance, usually from base maps or by random reconnaissance. In a presented case study of Croatia and Slovenia, the geomorphology was derived from Digital Elevation Model over Europe (EU-DEM). The slope and aspect define components of the direction of the surface, and we tested the usability of these simple terrain parameters for the task. The CORINE dataset was used for the definition of the land cover. The results of the case study give potentially suitable areas for foot orienteering in Croatia and Slovenia, and in neighboring areas. Evaluation of the results, using reference areas as the control, proved that the proposed methodology gives a reliable indication of terrain suitability for orienteering. The method is simple, straightforward, and can be performed using standard GIS with common raster algorithms.

Evaluasi Kesesuaian Lahan Untuk Tanaman Kopi Arabika (Coffea Arabica) di Kecamatan Pollung Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan

The aims of this study was to evaluate the suitability of land for Arabica coffee crops in Pollung District of Humbang Hasundutan Regency. There are sixteen land map units (SPL) determined based on the soil type map, slope map and altitude map resulting from topographic map with scale of 1: 50.000, then grounding on soil type map data, slope map, and altitude map (overlay). Assessment of land suitability class based on the criteria from Bogor Land Research Center. The land evaluation method is the matching method. The results showed that the highest potential land suitability class on Arabica coffee plant was SPL 7 very suitable (S1) and SPL 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16 suitable with marginal condition with limit factor is rooting medium (S3rc)

ANALISIS KESESUAIAN LAHAN UNTUK RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DAN RUANG TERBUKA BIRU DI SENTUL CITY, BOGOR

Sentul City as a new city must be able to meet the water needs of its residents. Sentul City has annual rainfall up to 4 000 mm/year but most are rare groundwater areas. With the topography, its annual rainfall, and proximity to the river, Sentul City is a good potential to make lake and rain garden as retention pond and for replenish groundwater. An analysis of land suitability of green and blue open spaces is needed to optimizing the land use of Sentul City, especially as green and open spaces. This study was aimed to do land evaluation of green and blue open spaces in Sentul City. The research is conducted by land evaluation method using Geographic Information System (GIS). The analysis result shows that the suitable land for park was 24% of the area that moderately suitable and was 54% that marginally suitable. Land that are moderately suitable for urban forest are 25% and 75% are marginally suitable. Land that are moderately suitable for golf are 77% of the area, and 23% are marginally suitable. Land that are suitable for lake as retention pond are 11% of the area, and land that are suitable for rain garden are 22% of the area.

Parametric Land Suitability Assessment for Rainfed Agriculture: The Case of Bilate Alaba Sub-watershed, Southern Ethiopia

The natural resources are becoming scanty in developing country like Ethiopia to support over increased human population without deprivation, scientific approach of land suitability is important to make a proper decision for sustainable agricultural development and maximizing the best use of the land resources. With the deliberation of Rainfed conditions of maize, sorghum and wheat, land suitability evaluation was carried out at Bilate Alaba Sub-watershed. Uses of maximum limitation and parametric (Storie and Square root) were applied for the determination of land suitability categories of land characteristics. The result showed that climate is highly suitable (S1) for maize whereas moderately suitable (S2) for sorghum and wheat. From total sub-watershed, 2.45% is marginally suitable (S3) for wheat and 97.55% is moderately suitable (S2) for maize and sorghum production using FAO land evaluation method whereas offering Storie method, 14.75% of sub-watershed is marginally suitable (S3) for sorghum and wheat, 85.25% is moderately suitable (S2) for sorghum and wheat cultivation. Considering maize production under rain-fed conditions, all mapping units were moderately suitable (S2). Parametric Square root result revealed that four soil mapping units were moderately suitable (S2) for maize, wheat and sorghum crops in the sub-watershed. Soil fertility (phosphorus and nitrogen), moisture stress and erosion hazard were the most limiting factors in the sub-watershed. Soil management practices may recover soil fertility with the application of animal manures and household wastes for nitrogen and phosphorus limitations, proper natural resource protection practice to cut the effects of erosion due to topographic features.

. Ứng dụng kỹ thuật khai phá dữ liệu đánh giá thích nghi đất đai cây cao su trên địa bàn huyện Phú Giáo, tỉnh Bình Dương

This study is aimed to evaluate the applicability of data mining technique by using decision tree in land evaluation. It can be used to determine the land characteristic factors affecting the agricultural land-use potential and quantify the relationship between land characteristic factors and plant productivity in order to improve land evaluation methods that support the foundation of land use planning. Regression decision tree model in this study includes two kinds of variables. The target variable is the productivity (t/ha) and the predictor variables consist of soil types, soil depth, slope, irrigation and texture. The analytical result of survey data shows several factor combinations according to plant average productivity. Based on productivity can evaluate the adaptation level for each correlative factor combination. This study is applied for rubber trees and conducted in Phu Giao district, Binh Duong province. The study shows that the interpretation level of the predictive variables is 96.49%. The area of highly suitable (S1) is 474.67 hectares, suitable (S2) is 53,597.70 hectares. This result is different from the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method.