Time Series Spatial Analysis of Agricultural Land Schemes
By Nurul Aina Najwa Shahar Abdul Rashid Bin Mohamed Shariff Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering , Faculty of Engineering , Universiti Putra Malaysia
Land is a valuable
resource . However , based on the World Wide Fund for Nature , the expansion of agriculture into previously forested areas has caused an increase in land and environmental damage . This has contributed to a rise in temperatures globally which has resulted in global warming ( Hansen et al ., 2019 ). This will directly affect changes in plant growth and development ( Khan et al ., 2013 ). However , with the aid of available technologies such as Geographic Information System ( GIS ) and remote sensing , these conditions can be analysed and be used as a proven method for urban and environmental planning to model and visualise landscape and spatial change ( Sabtu et al ., 2018 ). Remote sensing images offer up-to-date data on land usage , and is a cost-effective approach for fast-growing countries such as Malaysia , as traditional mapping is time intensive and virtual land usage data is also limited ( Schaefer & Thinh , 2019 ) . In this research , we show how free and low cost data can be used to analyse land use change over time with freely available spatial technologies . The relevant procedures and
steps are provided to generate highly valuable information for planning agriculture projects .
STUDY AREA
Figure 1 : Location of study area .
The study was conducted at FELCRA Jambu Dua , an oil palm land scheme located in the Selama District , Perak . Its geographical location lies between latitudes of ( 5 ° 11 ’ 02 ” N , 100 ° 42 ’ 37 ” E ) and B ( 5 ° 10 ’ 50 ” N , 100 ° 43 ’ 23 ” E ). The location of the area of interest and its satellite image is shown in Figure 1 .
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