Gis development in the department of agriculture sabah - Malaysia ...

Presented byElizabeth MalangkigAssistant Director (Research)12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU1

I. INTRODUCTIONII.III.IV.FUNCTIONHISTORYGISV. CONCLUDING REMARKSNote: This Is Not A Technical Presentation12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU2

OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER:To share experience on GISdevelopment within DOA SabahTo inform on the capacity of the DOAin Land Resource Management12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU3

DOA Sabah through the Land Research andResource Management Section conducts the ongoingproject recognized as the Present LandUse Survey (PLUS) with the objective:To Buildup And Update Spatial Data on ThePresent Land Use Pattern Of The State Of Sabah…………….Land Resource Management12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU4

LANDUSE COVER 200912/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU5

o Conducts Soil Surveyo Reconnaissanceo Semi Detailo DetailSOIL CLASSIFICATIONUSDA, Soil TaxonomyOrder : SpodosolsSuborder: OrthodsGreat group: HaplorthodsSubgroup: TypicHaplorthodsFamily: sandy, siliceous,isohyperthermicFAO/Unesco LegendSoil Group: PodzolsSoil Unit: Orthic PodzolsLocal ClassificationSabah: Silimpopon FamilySarawak: Silantik SeriesPen. Malaysia: Noequivalent12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU6

Morphology & Physical• Diagnostic Horizon: AlbicE and Spodic B.• Colour: light grey of E,dark brown to brownishof B.• Texture: loamy sand.• Consistence: friable at

Soil Limitation• Soil texture of loamysand.• Soil structure.• Low nutrients status.• Shallow soil profile.Crop SuitabilityOnly recommended toshort rooting crops suchas vegetables and cashcrops, or pasture.Soil Management• Applying organicmaterial and adequatefertilizer.• Liming12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU8

oLand Suitability Evaluation(for Agricultural Crops)o Soil Classificationo Topographyo Climate (Rainfall)o Crop Requiremento Crop Suitability12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU9

• Aerial Photography :• Taken between 1958–1970 by RAF(1:50,000/60,000).• Labuk Valley (1:30,000) taken in 1962 for theUNDP study).• 1:25,000 scale taken by Forestal Ltd.Vancouver Canada under the auspices of theColombo Plan Canadian Aid for ForestInventory Purposes.12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU10

• Topographic maps: 1:500 000 published byLand and Survey Sabah in 1964 (DNMMMISC. 37)• Maps 1:50,000 also available published byBritish Directorate of Overseas Survey orDirectorate of Military (DMS)• Geology and Landform (Collenette 1954,1958, 1965; Fitch 1955, 1959; Wilford, 1960;and Wilson 1961; Wilson & Wong 1964)• 1970 – First Land Cover for most part ofSabah• 1:50,000 scale• Photogrammetry• 2009-2010 – Converted to Digital12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU11

• 1993 (6 th. MP) – GIS Technologyintroduced into DOA Sabah• Initial start-up• PC ArcInfo• Sun Workstation• DOS• Digitising Table• Mainly for conversion of Land Use Mapsinto Digital Maps12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU12

• One of the Pioneer in GIS (Sabah)• Present Land Use Study (PLUS)• Soil Resources• Capacity :• Hardware & Software:- ArcGIS ArcEditor- ArcGIS ArcView- Geomedia Professional- ENVI – Image processing software- R2V – Raster to Vector- Global Mapper12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU13

• 1970 – First Land Cover for most part ofSabah• 1:50,000 scale• Photogrammetry• 2009-2010 Converted to Digital Data• 8 th. Malaysia Plan• Use of Satelite Imagery• Landsat, RadarSat• 9 th . Malaysia Plan• SPOT 4, SPOT 5 for Land Cover• IFSAR for DEM, DTM, Slope Map12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU14

SLOPE MAP DERIVED FROM IFSAR DTMLAND USE12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU15

LANDUSE COVERFOR NORTHERNSABAHSOURCE:SPOT 5 200912/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU16

LAND USE (2000)12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU17

• Data Conversion (Digital GeospatialData)• Soil Data (Soils of Sabah, NB50 Series, 1974)• Land Capability Classification Project (LCCPMap)• Detail Soil Survey Reports/Maps• District Soil Survey Reports/Maps12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU18

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AGRO-CLIMATIC MAP 199712/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU21

DISTRIBUTION OF SOILS SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU22

HOW DO WE USE GIS?STRENGTH OF GIS• Integration and Visualisation tool• Data Organisation• Data Analysis• Aggregation of Data on the basis ofgeographic location• Spatial AnalysisAn exampleCROP SUITABILITY DETERMINATION12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU23

SOIL SURVEYSOIL SUITABILITYCLASSIFICATIONCROP SUITABILITYDETERMINATIONMAPPING UNIT- LIMITATION TO CROPGROWTH- SUITABILITY CLASSES- CROPREQUIREMENTS(Climate,Soil, Topography)- Crop Suitability(Suitable, Marginal,Unsuitable)12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU24

Soil PropertiesSlopeClimatePhysiographySoilDegree or intensity of limitationcharacteristics Non-Limiting Or Moderate Serious VeryDesirableseriousTerrain 0 - 2 degrees 2 - 6 degrees 6 - 12 degrees >12degreesEffective soil >90 cm 75 to 90 cm 50 to 75 cm 8.00 4.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 4.00 5.0 4.5 – 5.0 4.0 - 4.5 < 4.0values)Peat layer (depthin cm)< 10cm 10 - 30 30 - 50 > 50LanduseLand Suitable for Padi12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU25

• GIS is a tool• Data visualisation, integration, spatialanalysis• Informed decision making• Efficient, productive• Continually evolving for better efficiency• Easy to learn12/7/2010 PROMENADE HOTEL TAWAU 26

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