Assessment of LULC Changes for Hesaraghatta Watershed Using GIS Tools and Remote Sensed Data
2021
Bharath A., Manjunatha M., Ranjitha B. Tangadagi, Preethi S. and Mukund Dangeti
Hesaraghatta watershed is one of the most vital and environmentally substantial watersheds in the Arkavathi basin. It has a freshwater lake created in the year 1894 across the Arkavathi River to quench the drinking water requirements of Bengaluru city. The watershed is facing significant stresses due to rapid urbanization and other developmental activities. For this study, an attempt is made to assess the distribution of various land use land cover classes and their temporal changes over 18 years using remote sensed data and GIS tools. The watershed is categorized into four land use land cover classifications: settlement, waterbody, vegetation, and bare soil. The maximum likelihood technique is utilized for the image classification and accuracy assessment is carried out to evaluate the accuracy of image classification. The outcome of the study revealed that there is a substantial change in land use land cover classes in the Hesaraghatta watershed.
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