Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning
Ismail, M., El Ghonamey, Y., Ganzour, S., Allam, A. (2024). Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning. EKB Journal Management System, 64(4), 1315-1338. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2024.297389.1791
Mohamed Sayed Ismail; Yousif Kotb El Ghonamey; Shimaa Kamal Ganzour; Ahlam Sayed Allam. "Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning". EKB Journal Management System, 64, 4, 2024, 1315-1338. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2024.297389.1791
Ismail, M., El Ghonamey, Y., Ganzour, S., Allam, A. (2024). 'Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning', EKB Journal Management System, 64(4), pp. 1315-1338. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2024.297389.1791
Ismail, M., El Ghonamey, Y., Ganzour, S., Allam, A. Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 64(4): 1315-1338. doi: 10.21608/ejss.2024.297389.1791

Mapping Soil Types in the North El Bahrya Oases, Egypt, using Remote Sensing and GIS for Agricultural Planning

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science
Article 1, Volume 64, Issue 4, December 2024, Page 1315-1338  XML PDF (1.77 MB)
Document Type: Review papers
DOI: 10.21608/ejss.2024.297389.1791
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Authors
Mohamed Sayed Ismail1; Yousif Kotb El Ghonamey2; Shimaa Kamal Ganzour email 3; Ahlam Sayed Allam4
1Remote Sensing & GIS Unit; Soils, Water and Environmental Research Institute; ARC.
2Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI) - ARC
3Rs & GIS Unit, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Cairo
4Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum Univ., Egypt
Abstract
One of Egypt's top priorities for future agricultural development is the Northern El Bahrya Oases region. The region under study lies between longitudes 29° 9' 28.433'', 29° 22' 32.785'' East and latitudes 28° 57' 38.309'', 28° 58' 41.324" North. This corresponds to a region of roughly 46228 Fed.. The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is utilized and thematic maps of soil properties to produce digital land capability and suitability maps. The spatial analysis tool in the Arc-GIS 10.8 program generated thematic layers. Physiographic mapping units were created; the studied area has one landscape, i.e., a plateau. The land capability was evaluated by the method of storie index; the studied area was categorized into three capability grades, i.e., grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4. The soil grade 2 (66.41 % of the whole region) has moderate limitations for agricultural crops; however, texture is the greatest limiting factor. In the area of grade 3 (25.59%), texture and salinity are limiting factors, while in the soils of grade 4 (7.99% of the total studied area), texture, depth, and salinity are the chief limiting factors for agriculture. Land suitability was done according to Sys and others for some crops and transferred to GIS to produce digital maps. The fertility maps of soil nutrients for N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu are included.
Keywords
Soil properties; nutrient status; land evaluation; RS; and GIS technical
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