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A STUDY ON PRODUCTIVITY OF SATELLITE IMAGES IN THE PLANNING 
PHASE OF LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECTS 
T. Cay *, O. Corumluoglu *, F. Iscan * 
" Selcuk University, Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Geodesy and Photogrammetry Department, 42075 Konya, TURKEY — 
( tecay, ocorumlu, fiscan)@selcuk.edu.tr 
Commission VII, WG VII/2 
KEYWORD: Land, Agriculture, Planning, Satellite, Image, IKONOS, High Resolution 
ABSTRACT: 
Engineers in geomatics are now using high tech technologies which are based on satellite systems. GPS and remote sensing technologies 
offer great advantages for surveyors. One of the areas where the surveyors are involved is a Land Consolidation project. These projects 
deal with improving of productivity and working conditions in rural areas, production of reconstruction plans for rural settlement, and 
proving of rural life by supplying public services. The fulfillment of all those aims more or less depends on supplement of spatial data. 
During the collection of spatial data, speed and ease crucially improve the productivity of over all these projects. At this point, modern 
technologies such as remote sensing and GPS can met these requirements. 
In this study, satellite images in high accuracy supported by GPS measurements collected on the ground are investigated whether they can 
be used in the planning part of Land Consolidation Projects, additionally, in update phase of maps, production of topographical maps, 
land classification part. 
The vector data (digitized maps) can be integrated with raster 
1. INTRODUCTION data (satellite imagery) for spatial queries and updating of 
database/map details. 
With the use of satellite images to provide the spatial 
database/maps, it will be possible to have a common legend, 
map layout and information provided on the raster (remote 
sensing) data and corresponding vector information. 
Significant developments in the field of remote sensing, especially e 
in terms of spatial and spectral resolutions, have widened the 
application fields of remote sensing and GIS during the last 
decade. At the same time, advancements in the digital 
photogrammetric and cartographic techniques facilitate the user a 
variety of tools for data integration, conversion and manipulation 
into flexible, efficient and precise spatial databases. Hence, the use 
of remote sensing high resolution images, especially from 
IKONOS, Quick bird etc. and to utilize the multi-resolution and 
multi-spectral data offered by various remotely sensed satellites 
will be extremely feasible in the land consolidation projects 
especially in the planning phases. The data provided by various 
satellites will have met the requirements of decision makers at 
various scales from regional to micro (village) level. It can also 
serve a wide range of applications through a centralized database 
to various government organizations, public undertakings and 
non-governmental organizations. It is also pertinent here to e Various urban features including types of residential features 
Map updating as well as thematic map generation up to 1:5000 
scales. 
e Finer resolution imagery such as IKONOS is very useful in 
various applications like Urban land use, infrastructure and 
utility mapping, cadastral survey (at Village level/ survey 
number wise land utilization), Micro level development, 
Road/rail/pipeline alignment studies, Land consolidation works, 
etc, 
e Finer resolution data is very much useful for verification of plan 
layouts, property tax assessment, Road traffic monitoring, 
Facility sitting, urban planning and other activities. 
describe the capability of remote sensing technology visa-vis (such as individual & row houses, multistoried apartments, 
mapping requirements and availability of maps. slum areas), commercial, industrial, recreational, government 
organizations, cantonment, and other types of features can 
: : a easily be delineated. 
The (thematic) maps derived using satellite imagery should be 
appropriate to the spatial resolutions offered by the respective 
satellites. For example, using IRS-WIFS data thematic maps on 
1:1,000,000 scale can be generated. Similarly with LANSAT-7, 
SPOT-5 Multi Spectral and Panchromatic data, thematic maps phe S : e 
on  1:500,000-1:250,000; 1:250,000-100,000: 1:100,000- e Public utilities like electric substations, Gas/petrol Service 
1:50,000 and 1:50,000-1:25,000 scales at regional, district and station, Water supply & sewerage treatment Plants, Telecom 
centers, Railway and Bus station etc., can be delineated. 
* Regarding transport network, major roads as well as side lanes 
(with 5 m wide) can be delineated, also related features such as 
Flyovers, road dividers, lane markers, signal points, traffic 
islands etc, can easily delineated using IKONOS. 
local levels can respectively be generated. In the same way, 1 : 
maps with 1:10,000 to 1:2500 scales at city/village can be e Features with point nature (like wells, fountains, water and Oil 
generated using one meter data like IKONOS, Quick bird etc., storage tanks), Linear features such as fenced boundary wall, 
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