Land use planning of paddy field using geographic information system and land evaluation in West Lombok, Indonesia

• Published in: The Indonesian journal of geography Vol. 46; no. 1; p. 89
• Main Authors: Widiatmaka, Widiatmaka, Ambarwulan, Wiwin Ambarwulan, Tambunan, Rudi P, Nugroho, Yusanto A, Suprajaka, Suprajaka, Nurwadjedi, Nurwadjedi, Santoso, Paulus B.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jogjakarta Universitas Gadjah Mada, Faculty of Geography 01-06-2014
• Subjects: Oryza sativa; Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok; Indonesia
• ISSN: 0024-9521; 2354-9114
• DOI: 10.22146/ijg.5004

Planning analysis to increase rice production either through intensification of existing paddy field area or extensification in potential land area was conducted in West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The existing paddy field was delineated using high-resolution data from IKONOS imagery of 2012. Land use and land cover outside existing paddy field were interpreted using SPOT-5 imagery of 2012. The Automated Land Evaluation System was used for land suitability analysis for paddy. The results are interpreted in terms of the potential of paddy field intensification in existing paddy field area and the potential of extensification in land potentially used for paddy field. The result of analysis showed that in West Lombok Regency, there are still possible to do intensification and extensification of paddy field to increase rice production in order to improve regional food security.