Journal of Geomatics i Vol.7 No.2 October 2013 Journal of Geomatics (A publication of the Indian Society of Geomatics) Editorial Board Chief Editor: Dr. Ajai (Address for Correspondence: Group Director, Marine, Geo & Planetary Sciences Group, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad 380 015) Phone: +91-79-26914141 (O), 91-02717-235441 (R), Email: [email protected] Associate Editor: R. P. Dubey Ahmedabad, Email: [email protected] Assistant Editors: Markand P. Oza SAC, Ahmedabad, Phone +91-79-2691 6110; Email: [email protected] Members V. Balaji ICRISAT, Patancheru, A.P., Email: [email protected] Mahesh Chandra NIC, New Delhi, Email: [email protected] A.R. Dasgupta Ahmedabad, Email: [email protected] P.K. Garg IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Email: [email protected] A.K. Gosain Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Email: [email protected] Ashok Kaushal PCI Geomatics India Pvt. Ltd, Pune, Email: [email protected] I.V. 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Navalgund, ISRO H.Q., Bangalore – 560 094 Headquarters (Office of Secretary) 39, Basant Bahar II, Bopal, Ahmedabad - 380 058, India Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Journal of Geomatics iii Vol.7 No.2 October 2013 Journal of Geomatics (A publication of the Indian Society of Geomatics) Vo. 7 No. 2 October 2013 Research articles 1. Land suitability analysis for industrial development using GIS 101 Amita Johar, S.S. Jain and P.K Garg 2. Power distribution information system using GIS – A case study for SAC , ISRO, Ahmedabad 107 Rajeshkumar J. Ajwaliya and P.M. Udani 3. Applications of geo-informatics technology for Surkha lignite mining area in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat 112 Khalid Mehmood, Ajay Patel, Jose Joy and Manik H. Kalubarme 4. Material of interest based sub pixel classification of remote sensing images 120 R.D. Garg and M.D. Sarat Chandra 5. GIS for mapping updates of spatial spread and the ecological reasoning of JE transmission in India 126 (1956 -2012) M. Palaniyandi 6. Morphometric and morphologic analysis of Lunar impact craters 134 Disha Lal, Prakash Chauhan, A. S. Arya and Ajai 7. Crowdsourcing geographic information using field based mobile GIS developed on open source for 138 biodiversity conservation- An Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN) spatial data node initiative Sameer Saran, Hariom Singh, S.P.S. Kushwaha, K.N. Ganeshaiah, P.L.N. Raju and Y.V.N Krishnamurthy 8. Prioritisation of sub-watersheds: A case study of Dohan and Krishnawati rivers in Mahendergarh, Haryana 145 Gulshan Mehra and Rajeshwari 9. Effect analysis of GPS observation type and duration on convergence behavior of static PPP 153 Ashraf Farah 10. Hydrological modelling to estimate rainfall based runoff in the lower Tapi basin 158 N. Goswami, P. K. Gupta and Ajai 11. FFT geoid models for Egypt using different modified kernels 163 Raaed Mohamed Kamel Hassouna 12. A web based solution for online application processing for mining information system- A pilot study 169 for Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India V.Raghu and K. Mruthyunjaya Reddy 13. Reservoir impact assessment on land use/land cover in the catchment of upper Tunga reservoir in 175 Shimoga taluk and district, Karanataka, India, using remote sensing and GIS P. D. Jayakumar, Govindaraju and D. C. Lingadevaru 14. Energy balance modelling for ablation estimation of Gangotri glacier 178 Gunjan Rastogi and Ajai 15. Flood simulation for ungauged basin: A case study of lower Tapi basin, India 186 Sudhakar Sharma, Anupam K. Singh and Akshay O. Jain 16. Site suitability analysis for a central wastewater treatment plant in Accra metropolitan area using 191 geographic information system Alex Barimah Owusu and Paulina Ansaa Asante 17. Forest fire risk and degradation assessment using remote sensing and GIS 198 R. Nambi Manavalan and S. Jayalakshmi Reviewers for Journal of Geomatics, Volume-7 v Author Index, Volume-7 vi ISG Annual Awards viii National Geomatics Awards ix Format for nomination for National Geomatics Awards and Prof. Kakani Nageswara Rao Endowment Young Achiever Award x Fellows and Patron Members xi Instructions for Authors xii Journal of Geomatics: Advertisement Rates xiv Indian Society of Geomatics - ISG Membership Form xv Published biannually by the Secretary, Indian Society of Geomatics on Behalf of the Society Copyright Indian Society of Geomatics ISG Website: www.isgindia.org Distributed free to Members of the Society (other than annual members and student members) Design: Printed at Chandrika Corporation Ahmedabad JournalofGeomatics ivVol.7No.2October2013 Journal of Geomatics 101 Vol.7 No.2 October 2013 Land suitability analysis for industrial development using GIS AmitaJohar,S.SJainand P.K Garg Centre for Transportation System (CTRANS), IIT Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand, India Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] (Received: September 14, 2012; in final form August 14, 2013) Abstract: Site selection is a critical decision made by private and public owners that affects a wide variety of activities ranging from land use planning to sitting of industrial facilities. The selection of an industrial site involves a complex array of critical factors involving economic, social, technical, and environmental issues. Industrialization is a dynamic phenomenon that requires a lot of data to support the decision, and it should be carried out to satisfy the human needs. Thus, it is important to plan and monitor the industrial process in a systematic manner, and carry out the suitability analysis for industrial sites. For proper planning, accurate and timely data are required. Geographic Information System (GIS) has opened a great avenue for analyzing the data generated from remote sensing and other sources. GIS and remote sensing provides a broad range of tools for industrial area mapping, monitoring and management. The present study has been carried out for a part of Uttar Pradesh state (i.e. Banda and its surrounding), for identifying suitable sites for industrial development. The proposed approach has been developed in GIS environment to find out the suitable sites for industries, and thus suitability map is prepared showing different suitability classes for industrial development. Keywords:GIS, Remote sensing, Industrial development, Land-use suitability analysis, Multi-criteria decision making 1. Introduction In the present study, a decision needs to be made about the areas that are most suitable for Building a new capital improvement facility is a industrial settlement. The concept consists of major, long-term investment for owners and investors. inserting interactive effects of several contributing Site selection of a capital project is a critical decision factors and constraints that may contribute in made by owners/investors that significantly affects enhancing or decreasing industrial susceptibility. their profit and loss. As such, industrial site location The constraints are taken into account to create analysis is a big business, whether measured in terms suitable areas. Areas included are those that satisfy of amounts invested, decision-makers involved, a given criteria, like proximity to main railway employees affected or the economy of the area stations, away from main residential areas and influenced. The process of selection depends upon proximity to main roads. Certain areas are excluded large number of parameters. A number of tools may be from consideration, like water bodies, forests, strong used to determine the proper site for capital erosion areas, areas endangered with floods etc. The improvement facilities. The mapping tools include objective of this