IIT Gandhinagar scientists develop irrigation maps of India


High-resolution maps of major agroecological zones are available from 2000 onwards. The maps will be updated every year

For the first time, high-resolution maps of irrigated areas of India from 2000-2015 have been prepared using remote sensing data. The maps were validated with ground-based survey data. High-resolution irrigated water maps are essential for estimation of irrigation water demand and consumption on a spatial scale, crop productivity assessments and hydrologic modelling...........Read more

 

Source: The Hindu


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