Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab Using Geospatial Technology

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dc.contributor.advisorKaushal, Arun
dc.contributor.authorSohal, Jaskaran Singh
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-03T10:33:22Z
dc.date.available2024-01-03T10:33:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractLand use and land cover (LU/LC) is observed to be the primary factor of environmental change on a worldwide scale. Timely and accurate information on LU/LC is very important for efficient planning and management activities. The present study on “land use and land cover change analysis in district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab using geospatial technology” was carried out at the Department of Soil and Water Engineering, PAU and PRSC, Ludhiana from 2021-2023 to classify LU/LC and to analyse decadal change in the study area from year 2012-2022. Satellite data of IRS P6 LISS-III (2012 , 2022) and IRS LISS-IV (2022) were analysed for LU/LC mapping using visual interpretation techniques. The study area was divided into seven LU/LC classes i.e.: agriculture, built-up, waterbody, forest/tree clad area, riverine sand, algae bloom and fallow land /barren land/waste land in which agriculture covers maximum while riverine sand covers minimum area. In decadal change the alterations encompass positive trends such as increased agricultural area (31.29 %), as well as negative trends including decreased algae bloom (59.82 %). Overall accuracy for LISS-III 2012, LISS-III 2022 and LISS- IV 2022 were 88.3 %, 86.66 % and 93.3 %, respectively with kappa coefficient value as 0.86, 0.83 and 0.91 , respectively. Hotspot areas with major changes were seen in Block Nawanshahr with major increase in built-up area, as well as in Block Saroya and Balachaur of study area with major decrease in Forest area. Highresolution data of IRS LISS-IV gives better accuracy as compared to IRS P6 LISS-III.
dc.identifier.citationSohal, Jaskaran Singh (2023). Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab Using Geospatial Technology (Unpublished M.Tech. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810205419
dc.keywordsGeospatial technology
dc.keywordsLand use and land cover
dc.keywordsMapping
dc.keywordsShaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
dc.keywordsVisual interpretation.
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages68
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University
dc.research.problemLand Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab Using Geospatial Technology
dc.subSoil and Water Engineering
dc.themeLand Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab Using Geospatial Technology
dc.these.typeM.Tech.
dc.titleLand Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar of Punjab Using Geospatial Technology
dc.typeThesis
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