National Land Use / Land Cover Mapping on 1:50,000 scale using IRS LISS-III data

LAND USE / LAND COVER MAP

MEGHALAYA
2005-06
±
0 15 30 60 Km

Classes Classes
Built Up Grass / Grazing
M
A Urban Grass/Grazing

S Rural Barren / Waste Lands

A
S POMAHI
Mining Salt Affected Land
Gullied/Ravinous Land
Agricultural Land
Scrub Land
Crop Land
DOMMATI Sandy Area
Agricultural Plantation
Barren Rocky
MUTAH
Fallow Land
Rann
SHILLONG Current Shifting Cultivation
Wetlands / Water bodies
Forest Water bodies

Evergreen/ Semi Evergreen Rivers/Streams/Canals

TURRA
CHERRAPUNJI PDENGSHAKAP Deciduous Inland Wetland
NONGNEM
Forest Plantation Coastal Wetland

Scrub Forest Snow and Glaciers

Swamp/ Mangroves Snow/Glaciers

Location Map International Boundary Coast Line

State Boundary Rail Line
India District Boundary Major Road
B A N G L A D E S H
Data Source:
Meghalaya IRS P6 LISS III satellite data of Kharif
(October / November) 2005, Rabi
(January / February / March) 2006
and Zaid (April / May) 2006,
Ground truth data, Existing maps and reports

Coordination: Partner Institution:

National Remote Sensing Centre,
North Eastern Space Applications Center &
Indian Space Research Organization,
North Eastern Hilly University,
Department of Space, Govt. of India
Umiam & Shillong
Balanagar, Hyderabad
Meghalaya
Telangana, India 500 037
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© National Natural Resources Management System, ISRO, 2014