Integrating GIS and Satellite Remote Sensing to Evaluate Land Suitability for Rice in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Partoyo1* and Herwin Lukito2

1 Program Study of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55283, INDONESIA
2 Program Study of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mineral Technology, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55283, INDONESIA
* Corresponding author: partoyo[at]upnyk.ac.id

Abstract

Abstract
Land evaluation is essential for assessing environmental limitations that inhibit higher yield and productivity in food crops, including rice. This research aimed to determine the suitable lands for sustainable rice production in the northern part of the Yogyakarta Special Region using phenological datasets from remote sensing and geospatial datasets of soil-plant biophysical properties. Sentinel-2 satellite images were processed to obtain layers for land use and land cover (LULC) and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Validation used statistical data of rice productivity from the Agricultural and Fisheries Agency of Sleman Regency. Vector and raster layers of maps were processed in ArcGIS 10.2.1 software. Finally, suitability classes were determined using a weighted overlay of spatial analysis based on reclassified raster layers of all parameters and the results from the multicriteria analysis.

Keywords: satellite- remote sensing- sentinel-2- land suitability- rice

Topic: Agricultural Environment, Ecology and Resources