Land Use and Land Cover Assessment along Pondicherry and its Surroundings Using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite and GIS

Abstract

Land use/land cover mapping serve as a basic inventory of land resources through out the world. Whether regional or local in scope, remote sensing offers a means of acquiring and presenting land cover data in timely manner. Land use/land cover pattern of Pondicherry and its surroundings were studied using IRS IC LISS III data. The land use/land cover patterns were visually interpreted and digitized using ERDAS IMAGINE software. The study observed that agriculture area (52.89%) is dominant in Pondicherry and its surroundings followed by settlement with vegetation (18.35%). The study recommends the use of satellite imageries for future environmental monitoring studies.