An attempt towards mapping of land use of Dehra Dun city using aerial photo-interpretation techniques

The Paper describes an effort made in mapping the existing Land Use in the City Centre of Dehra Dun, using Aerial Photo-interpretation techniques. An attempt is also made towards evolving a suitable land use classification for an Indian Urban situation as well as to test the land use classification scheme designed by the Town and Country Planning Organization (TCPO), Delhi. Black and white aerial photographs on a scale of 1:11,000 (approximately) taken by a wide angle lens camera were used. Field verification of random samples was carried out to check the validity of classification.