Title :
Earth Observing Data and Methods for Advancing Water Harvesting Technologies in the Semi-arid Rain-Fed Environments of India
Author :
Sharma, Chilka ; Thenkabail, Prasad ; Sharma, JR
Author_Institution :
MDS Univ., Ajmer, India
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 1 2011
Abstract :
The paper develops approaches and methods of modeling and mapping land and water productivity of rain-fed crops in semi-arid environments of India using hyperspectral, hyperspatial, and advanced multispectral remote sensing data and linking the same to field-plot data and climate station data. The overarching goal is to provide information to advance water harvesting technologies in the agricultural croplands of the semi-arid environments of India by conducting research in a representative pilot site in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Keywords :
vegetation; vegetation mapping; Earth observing data; Earth observing methods; India; Jodhpur; Rajasthan; climate station data; field-plot data; mapping land methods; rain-fed crops; remote sensing data; semiarid rain-fed environments; water harvesting technologies; Agriculture; Earth; Productivity; Reflectivity; Remote sensing; Satellites; Water pollution; Rain water harvesting; Semi arid region; crop identification; crop phenolog; hyperspectral image; satellite images; spectro-radiomete;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-634-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4595-0
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2011.68
