IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 11, Issue 5 Ver. V (Sep- Oct. 2014), PP 41-47 www.iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org 41 | Page State of the Art of Land Use Planning Using Remote Sensing and GIS S.D. Vikhe 1 , Dr. K.A. Patil 2 1 Research Scholar, Govt. College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 2 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Govt. College of Engineering, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (India) Abstract: Land use planning is systematic assessment of land and water potential. Its purpose is to select and put into practice those land uses, that will best meet the need of the people while safe guarding resources for the future. Number of researchers have been established the applicability of Remote sensing and Geographical Information system to solve problems in agricultural related to land use planning. The review related to ‘Land use Planning’ using remote sensing and GIS is discussed in the present paper. Keywords: Remote Sensing, GIS, Land use Planning I. Introduction Land use planning is systematic assessment of land and water potential. Its aim is to select and put into practice those land uses, which will meet the need of the people by securing resources for the future. In India, land resources have reached a critical stage due to the increasing population. An integrated approach toward conservation land resources, which also account the vulnerable environment. (Singh 2012). Since long, natural resources are being degraded due to increase in population and poor management of land use. As per National Forest Policy (1988), one-third of the geographic area of the country is required under forest cover to maintain ecological balance and environmental stability. The forest cover of the country has been estimated to be 637.3 km 2 about 19.39% of the geographic area of the country. Forestry and agriculture are two important land use, the latter competing with the former under relentless pressure of an ever increasing population which has grown from 361 million in 1951 to 955 million in 1997. To meet the requirement of food production, besides enhancing the productivity, the area under agriculture has increased from 118 million ha in 1951 to 142 million ha in 1997. (Sudhir Mahajan 2005) . Land use/land-cover analysis provides the baseline data required for proper understanding of how land was being used in the past, what type of changes have occurred and are expected in the future. (Mani 2013). Land use changes are changing the hydrologic system and have potentially large impacts on water resources. Rapid socio-economic development drives land use change. (Wagner 2013). Land use/ land cover is an important component in understanding the interactions of the human activities with the environment .It is necessary to monitor and detect the Land use changes to balance a sustainable environment. (Pandian 2014). Remote sensing and Geographical Information system provides vital tools which can be applied in the analysis at the district and as well micro level. Remote sensing provides synoptic view and multi- temporal land uses/ land cover data. ( R. K. Nigam 2000) Remote sensing and Geographical Information System based technologies may be applied to an area in order to generate a sustainable development plan. (Singh 2012).Land use planning based on land resource evaluation and spatial orientation of planning as part of GIS may ensures appropriate land allocation in order to achieve sustainable agriculture.( Andy Bhermana, et al. 2013). II. Research Review Nigam R. K. (2000) has evaluated the effectiveness of High-Resolution satellite data and computer aided GIS techniques in assessing the land use change dynamics. Study area designated Enschede City, from 1993 to 1998. Satellite images with scale 1:25000 were used of the year 1993 and 1996. A minimum delineation unit of 5 mm x 5 mm was used for mapping. Digitization was done using ILWIS and created digital database for further analysis. Land use maps were crossed with each other to identify and quantify the land use changes types. Hot links and user interface was developed so that the information can be provided to the user . Jener Fernando, et al. (2000) have described application of Universal Soil Loss Equation through GIS to predict soil loss and to assess crops .Soil erosion inventories by integrating physiography, soils, landuse/ landcover, slope map layers and land evaluation. The erosion risk map showed that 54% of the area was classified as medium to high erosion risk. Approximately 30% of sugarcane production occurs in these areas Sudhir Mahajan, et al. (2001) have obtained the land use status of Asbwani Khad watershed using IRS-ID satellite data for 1999 Topographic analysis has been carried out using GIS software-ARC/ INFO and ARCVIEW. The altitude, aspect and slope have exhibited marked effect on land use. It has been found that of the total geographical area (85.30 sq. km) of the Ashwani Khad watershed in Himachal Pradesh, 54.53 %