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Zaki A., . and Wahid O., . and Tannizi A. M., . and Nordiana A. A., . and Esnan A. G., . (2011) Land evaluation and development for oil palm cultivation using information technologies. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
Land evaluation is the process of assessing the characteristics of a given piece of land to determine its suitability and viability for development. For oil palm cultivation land development involves planning land clearing oil palm planting road and drainage networks developing. This paper reports the results of land evaluation and development carried out in Sungai Asap Belaga Sarawak to investigate the effectiveness of geographic information system GIS global positioning system GPS and remote sensing RS in evaluating and developing a land for oil palm cultivation. Results of the study indicated that only 61.6 of the study area was suitable to be cultivated with oil palm. The rest of the areas were unsuitable because of too steep inaccessible and buffer zone. SPOT satellite data used was able to provide preliminary information of landform landuse and infrastructures of evaluated land. GPS and GIS employed in this project was able to precisely track and collect ground data and manipulate them to propose a most effective ways of developing the land. The technologies could predetermine length and density of roads and terraces and number of planting points. The preliminary information gathered is useful in preparation of budgets and contracts for plantation development.
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Abstract
Land evaluation is the process of assessing the characteristics of a given piece of land to determine its suitability and viability for development. For oil palm cultivation land development involves planning land clearing oil palm planting road and drainage networks developing. This paper reports the results of land evaluation and development carried out in Sungai Asap Belaga Sarawak to investigate the effectiveness of geographic information system GIS global positioning system GPS and remote sensing RS in evaluating and developing a land for oil palm cultivation. Results of the study indicated that only 61.6 of the study area was suitable to be cultivated with oil palm. The rest of the areas were unsuitable because of too steep inaccessible and buffer zone. SPOT satellite data used was able to provide preliminary information of landform landuse and infrastructures of evaluated land. GPS and GIS employed in this project was able to precisely track and collect ground data and manipulate them to propose a most effective ways of developing the land. The technologies could predetermine length and density of roads and terraces and number of planting points. The preliminary information gathered is useful in preparation of budgets and contracts for plantation development.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. TP684 P3I61 2011 Call Number. |
| AGROVOC Term: | Oil palm |
| AGROVOC Term: | Land evaluation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Land development agriculture |
| AGROVOC Term: | precision agriculture |
| AGROVOC Term: | Information technology |
| AGROVOC Term: | Geographic information systems |
| AGROVOC Term: | precision farming |
| AGROVOC Term: | Topography |
| AGROVOC Term: | Satellite imagery |
| AGROVOC Term: | Agricultural development |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:16 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13849 |
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