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New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remotesensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities

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Title New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remotesensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities
 
Creator Roy, Partha Sarathi
 
Contributor Behera, Mukunda
Murthy, Manchiraju Sri Ramachandra
Roy, Arijit
Singh, Sarnam
Kushwaha, S.
Jha, C.
Sudhakar, S.
Joshi, P.
Reddy, Ch.
Gupta, Stutee
Pujar, Girish
Dutt, C.
Srivastava, V.
Porwal, M.
Tripathi, Poonam
Singh, J.
Chitale, Vishwas
Skidmore, Andrew K.
Rajshekhar, G.
Kushwaha, Deepak
Karnataka, Harish
Saran, Sameer
Giriraj, Amarnath
Padalia, Hitendra
Kale, Manish
Nandy, Subrato
Jeganathan, C.
Singh, C.
Biradar, Chandrashekhar
Pattanaik, Chiranjibi
Singh, D.
Devagiri, G.
Talukdar, Gautam
Panigrahy, Rabindra
Singh, Harnam
Sharma, J.
Haridasan, K.
Trivedi, Shivam
Singh, K.
Kannan, L.
Daniel, M.
Misra, M.
Niphadkar, Madhura
Nagbhatla, Nidhi
Prasad, Nupoor
Tripathi, O.
Chandra Prasad, P.
Dash, Pushpa
Qureshi, Qamer
Tripathi, S.
Ramesh, B.
Gowda, Balakrishnan
Tomar, Sanjay
Romshoo, Shakil
Giriraj, Shilpa
Ravan, Shirish
Behera, Soumit
Paul, Subrato
Das, Ashesh
Ranganathn, B.K.
Singh, T.P.
Sahu, T.R.
Shankar, Uma
Menon, A.R.R.
Srivastava, Gaurav
Neeti, Neeti
Sharma, Subrat
Mohapatra, U.B.
Peddi, Ashok
Rashid, Humayun
Salroo, Irfan
Krishna, P.
Hajra, P.K.
Vergheese, A.O.
Matin, Shafique
Chaudhary, Swapnil
Ghosh, Sonali
Lakshmi, Udaya
Rawat, Deepshikha
Ambastha, Kalpana
Kalpana, P.
Devi, B.S.S.
Gowda, Balakrishna
Sharma, K.C.
Mukharjee, Prashant
Sharma, Ajay
Davidar, Priya
Raju, R.R.
Ketewa, S.S.
Kant, Shashi
Raju, Vatsavaya
Uniyal, B.P.
Debnath, Bijan
Rout, D.K.
Thapa, Rajesh
Joseph, Shijo
Chhetri, Pradeep
Ramchandran, Reshma
 
Subject accuracy assessment
visual interpretation
forest type
 
Description A seamless vegetation type map of India (scale 1: 50,000) prepared using medium-resolution IRS LISS-IIIimages is presented. The map was created using an on-screen visual interpretation technique and has anaccuracy of 90%, as assessed using 15,565 ground control points. India has hitherto been using potentialvegetation/forest type map prepared by Champion and Seth in 1968. We characterized and mappedfurther the vegetation type distribution in the country in terms of occurrence and distribution, areaoccupancy, percentage of protected area (PA) covered by each vegetation type, range of elevation, meanannual temperature and precipitation over the past 100 years. A remote sensing-amenable hierarchicalclassification scheme that accommodates natural and semi-natural systems was conceptualized, and thenatural vegetation was classified into forests, scrub/shrub lands and grasslands on the basis of extent ofvegetation cover. We discuss the distribution and potential utility of the vegetation type map in a broadrange of ecological, climatic and conservation applications from global, national and local perspectives.We used 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 themap prepared herein be used widely. This vegetation type map is the most comprehensive one developedfor India so far. It was prepared using 23.5 m seasonal satellite remote sensing data, field samples andinformation relating to the biogeography, climate and soil. The digital map is now available through aweb portal (http://bis.iirs.gov.in).
 
Date 2015-07-31
2016-09-20T11:16:27Z
2016-09-20T11:16:27Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limited
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243415000574
Partha Sarathi Roy, Mukunda Behera, Manchiraju Sri Ramachandra Murthy, Arijit Roy, Sarnam Singh, S. Kushwaha, C. Jha, S. Sudhakar, P. Joshi, Ch. Reddy, Stutee Gupta, Girish Pujar, C. Dutt, V. Srivastava, M. Porwal, Poonam Tripathi, J. Singh, Vishwas Chitale, Andrew K. Skidmore, G. Rajshekhar, Deepak Kushwaha, Harish Karnataka, Sameer Saran, Amarnath Giriraj, Hitendra Padalia, Manish Kale, Subrato Nandy, C. Jeganathan, C. Singh, Chandrashekhar Biradar, Chiranjibi Pattanaik, D. Singh, G. Devagiri, Gautam Talukdar, Rabindra Panigrahy, Harnam Singh, J. Sharma, K. Haridasan, Shivam Trivedi, K. Singh, L. Kannan, M. Daniel, M. Misra, Madhura Niphadkar, Nidhi Nagbhatla, Nupoor Prasad, O. Tripathi, P. Chandra Prasad, Pushpa Dash, Qamer Qureshi, S. Tripathi, B. Ramesh, Balakrishnan Gowda, Sanjay Tomar, Shakil Romshoo, Shilpa Giriraj, Shirish Ravan, Soumit Behera, Subrato Paul, Ashesh Das, B. K. Ranganathn, T. P. Singh, T. R. Sahu, Uma Shankar, A. R. R. Menon, Gaurav Srivastava, Neeti Neeti, Subrat Sharma, U. B. Mohapatra, Ashok Peddi, Humayun Rashid, Irfan Salroo, P. Krishna, P. K. Hajra, A. O. Vergheese, Shafique Matin, Swapnil Chaudhary, Sonali Ghosh, Udaya Lakshmi, Deepshikha Rawat, Kalpana Ambastha, P. Kalpana, B. S. S. Devi, Balakrishna Gowda, K. C. Sharma, Prashant Mukharjee, Ajay Sharma, Priya Davidar, R. R. Raju, S. S. Ketewa, Shashi Kant, Vatsavaya Raju, B. P. Uniyal, Bijan Debnath, D. K. Rout, Rajesh Thapa, Shijo Joseph, Pradeep Chhetri, Reshma Ramchandran. (31/7/2015). New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remotesensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 39, pp. 142-159.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4924
Limited access
 
Language en
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation;39,(2015) Pagination 142-159