Agriculture statistical analysis based on satellite imagery [electronic resource]

Includes reference.

Increasing agricultural production has long been a strategic goal of the Egyptian Government. The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has a mandate to increase agricultural yields, bring new reclaimed land, monitor and protect existing agricultural land. Thl,lsa better information concerning all agriculture land must be collected to improve land management. Remote Sensing satellite images is the best tool for many applications such as production of topographic mapping, exploration, generation of land use, soil and geological maps, as well as monitoring of variations & land cover over a certain period of time. A new system for collecting agricultural information is established, which is called AUS (Agricultural Land Information System). It can be used efficiently for land cover determination on the national level. It has been tested for a case study area in Fayoum and proved to be efficient and satisfying the surveying accuracy standards in various check points. In addition, valuable products have been developed, including TIN and orthophotos.

Summary in Arabic.

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