http://repository.iitr.ac.in/handle/123456789/8481| Title: | New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities |
| Authors: | Roy P.S. Behera M.D. Murthy M.S.R. Roy A. Singh S. Kushwaha S.P.S. Jha C.S. Sudhakar S. Joshi P.K. Reddy C.S. Gupta S. Pujar G. Dutt C.B.S. Srivastava V.K. Porwal M.C. Tripathi P. Singh J.S. Chitale V. Skidmore A.K. Rajshekhar G. Kushwaha D. Karnatak H. Saran S. Giriraj A. Padalia H. Kale M. Nandy S. Jeganathan C. Singh C.P. Biradar C.M. Pattanaik C. Singh, Dharmendra Devagiri G.M. Talukdar G. Panigrahy R.K. Singh H. Sharma J.R. Haridasan K. Trivedi S. Singh K.P. Kannan L. Daniel M. Misra M.K. Niphadkar M. Nagabhatla N. Prasad N. Tripathi O.P. Rama Chandra Prasad P. Dash P. Qureshi Q. Tripathi S.K. Ramesh B.R. Gowda B. Tomar S. Romshoo S. Giriraj S. Ravan S.A. Behera S.K. Paul S. Das A.K. Ranganath B.K. Singh T.P. Sahu T.R. Shankar U. Menon A.R.R. Srivastava G. Neeti Sharma S. Mohapatra U.B. Peddi A. Rashid H. Salroo I. Hari Krishna P. Hajra P.K. Vergheese A.O. Matin S. Chaudhary S.A. Ghosh S. Lakshmi U. Rawat D. Ambastha K. Malik A.H. Devi B.S.S. Sharma K.C. Mukharjee P. Sharma A. Davidar P. Raju R.R.V. Katewa S.S. Kant S. Raju V.S. Uniyal B.P. Debnath B. Rout D.K. Thapa R. Joseph S. Chhetri P. Ramachandran R.M. |
| Published in: | International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation |
| Abstract: | A seamless vegetation type map of India (scale 1: 50,000) prepared using medium-resolution IRS LISS-III images is presented. The map was created using an on-screen visual interpretation technique and has an accuracy of 90%, as assessed using 15,565 ground control points. India has hitherto been using potential vegetation/forest type map prepared by Champion and Seth in 1968. We characterized and mapped further the vegetation type distribution in the country in terms of occurrence and distribution, area occupancy, percentage of protected area (PA) covered by each vegetation type, range of elevation, mean annual temperature and precipitation over the past 100 years. A remote sensing-amenable hierarchical classification scheme that accommodates natural and semi-natural systems was conceptualized, and the natural vegetation was classified into forests, scrub/shrub lands and grasslands on the basis of extent of vegetation cover. We discuss the distribution and potential utility of the vegetation type map in a broad range of ecological, climatic and conservation applications from global, national and local perspectives. Weused 15,565 ground control points to assess the accuracy of products available globally (i.e., GlobCover, Holdridge's life zone map and potential natural vegetation (PNV) maps). Hence we recommend that the map prepared herein be used widely. This vegetation type map is the most comprehensive one developed for India so far. It was prepared using 23.5m seasonal satellite remote sensing data, field samples and information relating to the biogeography, climate and soil. The digital map is now available through a web portal (http://bis.iirs.gov.in). © 2015 Elsevier B.V. |
| Citation: | International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (2015), 39(): 142-159 |
| URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2015.03.003 http://repository.iitr.ac.in/handle/123456789/8481 |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
| Keywords: | Accuracy assessment Climate Forest type GPS Visual interpretation |
| ISSN: | 15698432 |
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| Author Affiliations: | Roy, P.S., University Center of Earth and Space Science, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibouli, Hyderabad, 500046 AP, India Behera, M.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India Murthy, M.S.R., International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, G.P.O. Box 3226, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal Roy, A., International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, G.P.O. Box 3226, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal Singh, S., Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India Kushwaha, S.P.S., Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India Jha, C.S., TERI University, New Delhi, 110070, India Sudhakar, S., North Eastern Space Application Center, Umiam, Meghalaya, 793103, India Joshi, P.K., National Remote Sensing Center, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India Reddy, C.S., National Remote Sensing Center, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India Gupta, S., Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 4 Kalidas Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India Pujar, G., National Remote Sensing Center, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India Dutt, C.B.S., National Remote Sensing Center, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India Srivastava, V.K., National Remote Sensing Center, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500037, India Porwal, M.C., International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, G.P.O. 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| Funding Details: | Financial assistance from the Department of Space and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India in the form of a research project is acknowledged. Logistic support from the Forest Department of all Indian states and union territories during fieldwork is also duly acknowledged. The journal color page charges borne by ICIMOD, NEPAL is thankfully acknowledged. Appendix A |
| Corresponding Author: | Roy, P.S.; University Center of Earth and Space Science, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, India; email: psroy13@gmail.com |
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