IndianJournal of Engineering • Research • Agricultural Engineering

The concept of remote sensing and GIS based land capability analysis for agricultural development is incorporated into the study to find out what best use the land can be allocated to. Land capability is done by finding the appropriate-ness of the relative benefit to be derived from the use a land is assigned to. It may be considered the opposite of land use conflicts. Land capability should be viewed as a means of attaining the highest and best use of land. By achieving this goal, a sound overall structure and economic vitality is created and preserved. Land use is categorized as developable and none developable, and urban sable and none urban sable land. There are certain parcels of land which are not appropriate for cultivation due to its limitations and neither it is feasible to develop for any other land use. This kind of land is mostly waste land or vulnerable areas where development does not hold any prospects. They are not economical for development but have a high ecological value. Such lands are best when kept for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. They increase the value of land by conserving it as special environmental area, and biodiversity conservation area. By understanding their characteristics and best use for it such lands are categorized as a land conservation area. Apart from this it is import to have an inventory of erosion wastelands as they have a tendency to increase in spread owing to the presence of the natural forces responsible. Thus an inventory will help in bette