Wild life habitat assessment and forest mapping in Corbett National Park U.P. India using Landsat thematic mapper data
T. S. Kanchhwaha
Remote Sensing Applications Center, Uttar Pradesh
Sector G, Jankipuram, Kursi Road,
Lucknow 226007, India
Abstract
Protection and preservation of wild life is not possible without once preserving natural habitat the forest because of their co-existence therefore once a forest area is declared as national park all activities of forest management are ceased in order to minimize the biotic interferences corbet national park being one of the oldest national park does not have an up dated habitat map for proper management of wildlife assessments of its habitat is very important utility of remote sensing technique in wild life habitat assessment and forest mapping is now well establishment the technique could use effectively without disturbance to wild life its habitat.
In the present study temporal thematic mapped data of path row No 145 040 acquired on April 7 and December 3 1985 have been used for assessment of wild life habitat in Corbett national park Uttar Pradesh India. Multi date false color composite images have been visually interpreted.
By visual interpretation of temporal data it could be possible to delineate 9 categories of forest viz density shore. Forest medium density sal forest medium to density sal mixed miscellaneous forest adularia suzyguim density agricultural land and surface water features water bodies river streams etc were also delineated.
Area under each category has also been computed using an electronic digital plainmaterfield verification has shown a map accuracy of 92% over 25 random samples.
Introduction
Corbett National Park is the first endeavor of the country towards conservation of nature this park is one of the fifteen tiger reserves in India launched under project tiger the protection and preservation of wild life is former is always in the state of ecological balance with the later therefore once a forest area is declared as national park all activities related to management of forest are ceased in order to minimize the biotic interferences and to preserve the original form of the habitat but for proper management of wild life assessment of its natural habitat is very important even though Corbett national park is the oldest national park there is no up graded habitat map available under such circumstances remote sensing technique disturbance to the wild life or its habit accprdillay the work relating to the use of remote sensing technique in habitat assessment was initiated at the request of state forest department .
Utility of remotely sensed data in wild life habitat assessment and forest mapping is now well establishment. In the present study land sat thematic mapper data have been used to prepare habitat mapping of Corbett National park.
The Corbett National Park situated partly in Nanital and partly.... garhwal districts of Uttar Pradesh India. Lies between 78 longitude and 29,25 tpo 29.40 and spreads over an area 213 parameters. the study area occupies a part of land sat scene with path is same thematic mapper false color composite data acquired and supported by a limited field work carried the interpretation of satellite data area survey of India topographic maps on 1:25.000 and 1:50.000 scale were settlements on top thematic for transferring ,map. Area under each category was also computed using an electronic land sat TM data over 25 random spots sin in the study area carried 9 May indicated a accuracy level of 92%.
Study Area and Methodology
Study area was the Corbett national park, situated in Nainital India. Rest of the matter was illaligable
