GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLIED TO SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LAND USE CAPABILITY

Authors

  • Sérgio Campos UNESP
  • Rafael Calore Nardini UNESP
  • Zacarias Xavier de Barros UNESP
  • Lincoln Gehring Cardoso UNESP

Keywords:

Remote sensing, GIS, soil occupation

Abstract

This research aimed to study land use capability classes in Pratânia, São Paulo State, Brazil, by using the Geographic Information System (GIS), in order to find out the appropriate planning system for soil use. The watershed covers an area of 21,773.61 ha and is located among the coordinates 22o44’48”S and 22o52’17”S and 48o38’21”W and 48o48’07”W. The land use capability map was made from the slope and soil maps, based on the features of each kind of soil and the land use capability table for class assessment. It was possible to conclude that IIIs was the most significant subclass. Slope classes from 0% to 20% were present in more than 97% of Pratânia, being the plane areas the most representative ones (55%). GIS showed to be an excellent tool for determining land use capability, because the geoprocessing use facilitates and activates the digital data crossing, allowing its storage for future environmental planning.

KEY-WORDS: Remote sensing; GIS; soil occupation.

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Author Biographies

Sérgio Campos, UNESP

Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural,

Rafael Calore Nardini, UNESP

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural.

Zacarias Xavier de Barros, UNESP

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Energia na Agricultura, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural.

Lincoln Gehring Cardoso, UNESP

Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Departamento de Engenharia Rural.

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Published

2010-06-09

How to Cite

CAMPOS, S.; NARDINI, R. C.; BARROS, Z. X. de; CARDOSO, L. G. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLIED TO SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LAND USE CAPABILITY. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 40, n. 2, p. 174–179, 2010. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/3887. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

Issue

v. 40, n. 2, Apr./Jun. 2010

Section

Biosystems Engineering

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