GIS and remote sensing techniques in controlled environment agriculture : a review

Other Title(s)

تطبيقات نظم المعلومات الجغرافية و الاستشعار عن بعد في الزراعة المحمية : مراجعة

Joint Authors

al-Ismaili, Abd al-Rahim M.
al-Maymani, Asma M.
Sharabi, Yasin

Source

Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal

Issue

Vol. 26, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.10-23, 14 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences

Publication Date

2021-12-31

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

History and Geography
Agriculture

Abstract EN

Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are useful tools in environmental monitoring, evaluation and analysis for various sectors including agriculture.

This paper reviews the applications of GIS, RS and the integration of both techniques in the agricultural field, in general, and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), in particular.

More emphasis is given to their applications in arid areas and Oman is taken as a case study.

GIS techniques have been used in the mapping of soil and water quality, spatial assessment for water quantity stress, land suitability, pest and disease distribution of crops as well as delineating and generating database management systems (DBMS) for protected cultivations.

In Oman, GIS was only employed to analyse the spatio-temporal dynamics of land use changes as affected by external factors and greenhouses as an example in northern part.

RS was also utilised to map the changes in land cover and their uses, detect and map soil salinity, and monitor agricultural droughts.

In CEA, RS was utilised for mapping, detection and classification of greenhouses through aerial images and satellites.

In Oman, negligible study was documented on the use of RS techniques in the CEA field.

The integration of both techniques has proven its capability in mapping, evaluating and managing natural resources and greenhouse distribution and generating database management system in agriculture and CEA fields.

Sophisticated geostatistical analysis models based on Multi-criteria analysis using Fuzzy-logic and Analytic Hierarchy Process could be a good platform for trade-off analysis for land suitability analysis and optimal location of CEA in challenging agriculture like Oman.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Maymani, Asma M.& al-Ismaili, Abd al-Rahim M.& Sharabi, Yasin. 2021. GIS and remote sensing techniques in controlled environment agriculture : a review. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal،Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.10-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341312

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Maymani, Asma M.…[et al.]. GIS and remote sensing techniques in controlled environment agriculture : a review. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal Vol. 26, no. 2 (2021), pp.10-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341312

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Maymani, Asma M.& al-Ismaili, Abd al-Rahim M.& Sharabi, Yasin. GIS and remote sensing techniques in controlled environment agriculture : a review. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal. 2021. Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.10-23.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341312

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 20-23

Record ID

BIM-1341312