摘要：Earth observation satellites provide the vantage point and coverage necessary for studying our planet as anintegrated physical and biological system. Land use planning involves the inventory of the land resourcesand taking stock of the present scenario. Land use planning does not only involve suggesting alternate landuse but also should consider factors, which affect the other types of land use. The present study can help inthe reconnaissance survey of the area as well as integrating the information to look at different scenarios inthe landscape and plan for sustainable use of the land. The approach has given good insight into the areaspotential for alternate land use. The action plan prepared using this approach shall help the administrators intaking decisions regarding resource use and mobilization of support for a change. The action plan not onlyserves as a guide but also as a blue print for natural resource management for sustainable development.Compilation and collation of information of the area under study is the preliminary task in planning. Theavailability of remotely sensed data at high spatial and temporal resolutions has facilitated the planners toaccess natural resource information at a rate faster than never before. Land use map is the first map, whichany planner would need to look at the extent of use to which the land is put. For purposes of planning at thedistrict level the 1:50,000 maps generated using the IRS-P6 data were found to be suitable. Soil map andhydrogeomorphology map were the preliminary dataset generated from the satellite data. Information derivedby integrating and analysing the above factors was produced as derivative maps which are the action planmaps.
