Question
Write a short note on, “Application of GIS in monitoring land use change.”
Solution
Land-use is an important input in the geographical monitoring of rural as well as urban resources of a region. The general land cover classification can be derived from past changes in land use in general and forest cover in particular. Forest maps of two time periods can provide information of forest cover changes Satellite, Remote sensing can be effectively used for land use mapping and for monitoring forest degradation process in the country.
Deforestation, for example, is a serious ecological problem in the Himalayas.
