Land Use/Land Cover Factor Values and Accuracy Assessment Using a GIS and Remote Sensing in the Case of the Quashay Watershed in Northwestern Ethiopia

Abstract: Soil erosion by water is a complex process influenced by different factors. Most of these factors are steady over time, but land use/cover and land management practices are gradually altering. Analyzing land use/cover type and C-factor mapping using a Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing is the simplest way to identify vegetation coverage. GIS is a tool that is invaluable for conducting image classification through modeling. The present study was conducted in the Quashay watershed, Burie District, Ethiopia. The objectives of the study were to conduct land use/cover classification, to verify land use/cover factor values derived from LANDSAT images with actual identified types with respect to given values in Ethiopia from the literature. The remote sensing data used was from the LANDSAT 8 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor, and were taken in 2017 for land use/cover mapping. Data were gathered through field observation and classification of land use/land cover typ.... https://journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/JNRD/article/view/752

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Land Use/Land Cover Factor Values and Accuracy Assessment Using a GIS and Remote Sensing in the Case of the Quashay Watershed in Northwestern Ethiopia ; volume:7 ; year:2017 ; Journal of natural resources and development ; 7 (2017)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Tadele, Habtamu ; Mekuriaw, Asnake ; Selassie, Yihenew G. ; Tsegaye, Lewoye

Further information

• DOI: 10.5027/jnrd.v7i0.05
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022053111563287101703
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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