Gis-based suitability mapping of banana in the Philippines

Abstract

© 2018, International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved. A banana suitability map shows various areas with different levels of suitability for banana growth: high, moderate, marginal, and not suitable. Suitability levels may be regarded as potentials for successful banana cultivation. This research sought to generate a banana suitability map covering the whole Philippines using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the most recent sensor-based data. The following spatial data were used to generate the suitability map: digital elevation model, topography, slope, soil series and texture, monthly minimum temperature, monthly maximum temperature, monthly rainfall, and 2010 land cover/land use. These various spatial data were processed within the GIS using series of recoding, map algebra, and cross-classification procedures. The resulting banana suitability map for the Philippines was published in static PDF or JPEG format and interactively in the World Wide Web.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences

ISSN

8593132

Page

2013-01-01

Document Type

Article

Subject

Aster gdem, Interactive map, Land use, Landsat, Sarai, Slope, Soil

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