Application of GIS analyses to identify the problematic agricultural areas in the course of land consolidation

Abstract

Defectivenesses occurring in agricultural production space can be eliminated through the performance of comprehensive land consolidation and exchange works. An essential issue in Poland when proceeding with land consolidation works is that of agricultural problem areas (OPR). In the paper the authors proposed conducting a number of GIS analyses for a properly selected set of criteria connected with landform features of the village of Hłudno, based on which agricultural problem areas were isolated and visualized. As part of that research, on the basis of SRTM digital terrain model, maps of slopes, aspects and susceptibility to erosion were developed. Using relevant re-classification procedures, proper weights (criteria) were assigned to those maps, thus providing grounds for producing a final map of types of suitability/defectiveness of agricultural space within the examined area of interest.