?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11210%2F&rft.title=Tungabhadra+Left+Bank+Canal+(TLBC)+irrigation+modernization%3A+Detailed+command+area+mapping+using+remote+sensing%2C+(November+2018+-+March+2019)&rft.creator=Gumma%2C+M+K&rft.creator=Tummala%2C+K&rft.creator=Jameeruddin%2C+M&rft.creator=Pinjarla%2C+B&rft.creator=Roy%2C+P+S&rft.creator=Whitbread%2C+A+M&rft.subject=GIS+Techniques%2FRemote+Sensing&rft.subject=Karnataka&rft.subject=Irrigation&rft.description=Conventional+surveys+and+assessments+have+merged+with+technology+to+help+decision+makers+take+timely+action+and+prevent+losses+in+agricultural+production.+Remote+sensing+is+one+such+technology-driven+tool+that+can+produce+accurate+results+economically.+So+is+satellite+imagery+with+high+temporal+and+spatial+resolutions+specifically+suited+to+agriculture.+Given+Karnataka+state%E2%80%99s+diverse+agro-ecosystems%2C+knowing+the+spatial+distribution+of+such+systems+and+their+constraints+to+production+is+essential+so+that+abiotic+stresses+like+drought+can+be+mapped+and+information+disseminated+to+decision+makers+for+contingency+planning.%0D%0AThe+natural+resource+base+of+an+area+is+instrumental+in+its+agricultural+development+and+also+linked+to+improvement+of+livelihoods.+Mapping+the+natural+resource+base+and+crop+domains+provides+insights+into+the+status+of+and+trends+in+land+and+water+utilization%2C+development+of+water+resources+over+time%2C+and+the+impacts+of+cropping+systems+on+water+resource+systems+(Gumma+et+al.+2016a%3B+Gumma+et+al.+2011a).+Integrating+remote+sensing+with+spatial+analyses+like+crop+and+economic+models+provides+the+much+needed+knowledge+for+decision+making+for+resource-based+planning+of+lower+risk+and+profitable+cropping+systems%2C+efficient+allocation+of+water+at+basin+and+sub-basin+levels+and+other+crop+management+interventions+in+targeting+technologies+appropriate+for+different+locations.+Remote+sensing+provides+such+information+in+a+time+and+cost+effective+manner+by+mapping+major+cropped+areas+using+open+datasets+such+as+MODIS%2C+LANDSAT%2C+along+with+high+resolution+datasets+from+Indian+remote+sensing+satellites%2C+and+sensors+such+as+LISS+IV+and+RiSAT-1+which+provide+reliable+information+on+spatial+distribution%2C+acreage+estimation+and+crop+growth+stages+(during+planting+and+harvesting)...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11210%2F1%2FTLBC_Kharif-Rabi2018-19_Report_15-Mar-edit19b.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gumma%2C+M+K+and+Tummala%2C+K+and+Jameeruddin%2C+M+and+Pinjarla%2C+B+and+Roy%2C+P+S+and+Whitbread%2C+A+M++(2019)+Tungabhadra+Left+Bank+Canal+(TLBC)+irrigation+modernization%3A+Detailed+command+area+mapping+using+remote+sensing%2C+(November+2018+-+March+2019).++Project+Report.+ICRISAT.+++++