A Study on the Determination of the Land Use, Elevation and Slope of the Land to the West of Soke by Forming a Digital Elevation Model and Satellite Image
Abstract:
In this study, the distribution of land use, slope and elevation
was determined by forming a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) on the land to the
west of Soke showing mixed-slope features. In planning the method of use of
the land with slopes, elevation above sea level and slope facets were used as
basic data. There is a direct relationship between slope and soil depth and
erosion- another basic soil feature. Slope groups and their height above sea
level can be determined by using the Digital Elevation Model (DEM). By using
the Digital Terrain Model (DEM), which is a further stage to be accomplished
after this study, surface relief can be formed and the present form of land
use and geo-morphological units can be determined by overlapping current data
onto this model. For this purpose, digital contours, prepared by The General
Command of Mapping, were used. Studies were conducted in laboratory conditions
using such software as Image Analyst, MGE Terrain Analyst and Civil Engineering
(Intergraph). Landsat-5 image was overlapped onto the Digital Terrain Model
and types of land use were determined together with elevation and topographic
structure.
How to cite this article
Yusuf Kurucu, Mustafa Bolca, Unal Altinbas and M. Tolga Esetlili, 2004. A Study on the Determination of the Land Use, Elevation and Slope of the Land to the West of Soke by Forming a Digital Elevation Model and Satellite Image. Journal of Applied Sciences, 4: 542-546.
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