Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

Department of Geography, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey

Biography

Mehmet Ali Çelik is a Associate professor and belongs to Department of Geography in Kilis 7 Aral?k University and is interested in the various fields of  Remote Sensing, geological exploration, Spatial Analysis, Geography and Geoinformation.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Altitudinal Zone Land Use Changes in I?dir Plain Using Overlay Analysis Combined with Remote Sensing Methods
  Author(s): Taner Aydın and Mehmet Ali Çelik*
  
  Increments in populations, variations in irrigation systems coupled with drainage conditions caused significant changes in land use. In order to examine the changes in land uses between 1987 and 2017, Iğdır plain and its surrounding area were investigated using ArcGIS and Erdas Imagine. During these periods, urban area has increased by 142%. In Iğdır province, urban areas expanded towards agricultural areas. Depending upon drainage-amendment, irrigation opportunities and ever-mounting mechanized agriculture, dry agriculture areas have transformed into irrigated agriculture areas. Moreover, available urban areas expanded in favor farming and pasture areas. Herein, urban area increased from 7 to 13% by raising the area 27.000 hectares for the last 30 years. With the overlay analysis, up to recent years, the urban areas which are in the 800-1000 meters altitude zone have increase.. View more»
  

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