developing a land use classification … classification system for agriculture. ... • homogenous...
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Paul Avenant
Anneliza Collett
JUNE 2013
DEVELOPING A LAND USE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE
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LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FOR AGRICULTURE –THE REASONS
�Legislative requirements (SALA, CARA)
� To determine the current status of agricultural production inthe country to ensure long term and sustainable food security
• What product is being produced where?
• Homogenous agricultural production regions
• Impact of different land use practices on the status of natural agricultural resources
• Supporting agricultural infrastructure (on-farm & off-farm)
• Available markets (demand & supply)
• Access routes
• Contribution of agricultural production to the GDP
• Population dynamics, jobs creation and food security
Effective planning and decision making
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APPROACH
• Departure point:
• Land Cover vs Land Use
• Land Cover = “the observed (bio)physical cover of the earth surface”
• Land Use = “arrangements, activities and inputs people undertake in a certain land cover type to produce, change or maintain it”
• Single entity (land cover) vs multiple entities (land use)
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LANDCOVER
Land Cover 2009 revised classification:
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FAO / Worldbank land use classification approach:
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Artificial surfaces – Agricultural related:
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Artificial surfaces –Agricultural vs Town planning
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METHODOLOGY
• Independent from any observation method
• Remote sensing
• Satellite imagery
• Visual interpretation
• Surveys
• Assign a point per land use
• Scale dependant
• Consolidate at various levels for different purposes
• On farm –> homogeneous farming area –> local level –> provincial --> national
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Example: 1: 250 0001:250 000
Primarely Natural Vegetated area
Woodland
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Example: 1: 50 0001: 50 000
Primarely Natural Vegetated area
Woodland
Grazing
Cattle
Cultivated & Managed areas
Cultivation: Irrigated
Planted pastures
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Example: 1: 2 0001: 2 000
Primarely Natural Vegetated area
Woodland
Grazing
Cattle
Beef
Bonsmara
Cultivated & Managed areas
Cultivation Irrigated
Planted pastures
Legumes
Lucerne
Primarely Non-Vegetated area
Bare areas
Feedlots
Cattle
Primarely Non-Vegetated area
Artificial surfaces
Storage
Farm shed
Residential
Farm homestead
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Example: 1: 2 000
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LAND USE LEVELS
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CONSTRAINTS / CHALLENGES• Overlapping between Agriculture land use classes and Town
planning land use classes (and others)
oDirect & indirect linkages
• Consolidation of classes into one classification system
o Ease of use
• Repetition of classes between categories
• Land cover vs. land use vs. activity per land use class
oClassification class or attribute?
• Frequency of updating
• Custodianship
• Description, Interpretation of classes and correct use
• Central repository
o Flow of information & ease of access