Land Use/Land Cover Analysis Through Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sensing offers an efficient and timely approach for mapping the land resources. The land use / land cover dynamics of the newly formed district Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh have been characterized and evaluated using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS). The land use/land cover types as identified are agriculture land, built-up land, forest land, and wasteland and water bodies. About 68 % of the total geographical area of the district is covered by agricultural land followed by forestland (15 % of TGA) and wasteland (10 % of TGA), while built up land covers only 1 percent of total geographical area. Keywords-- Land use/Land cover, Geographic Informatio