Telephone

+94 812 388331 / 32/ 34

Email Address

info@doa.gov.lk

Office Address

Department of Agriculture, P.O.Box. 01,
Peradeniya

Division of Land Use Planning and Geo Informatics

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NRMC Divisions

Land use Planing and Geo Informatics

Ensure efficient and systematic utilization of land and water resources for agriculture development through the application of information technology, geo-information and remote sensing technology.
  • Development and maintenance of national and local spatial data on land and water resources
  • Development of planning tools and aids for resources management at the national and local levels.
  • Investigate possibilities of forecasting agricultural activities by satellite images
  • Land-use planning & crop suitability assessment
  • Awareness creation among agricultural planners, managers and other officers on the application of geo-information and remote sensing for land and water resource management
  • Coordination and mapping of crop diversification potentials

Research and Publications

Research and Publications of the Land use planning and Geo Informatics Division

1.Use of Smartphones for Rapid Location Tracking in Mega Scale Soil Sampling
Harsha K.Kadupitiya,Ranga N.D.Madushan,Upul K.Rathnayake,Rohana Thilakasiri,Samantha B.Dissanayaka,MojithAriyaratne,Buddhi Marambe,Mohomad S. Nijamudeen,Dinaratne Sirisena,Lalith Suriyagoda
Open Journal of Applied Sciences (2021),10.4236/ojapps.2021.113017
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Services

Crop Suitability Database

•Provision of land suitability based crop recommendations for clients on-demand basis

• Carrying out local level soil surveys

• Evaluation of land suitability for agricultural activities

• Characterization and mapping of soil resources for efficient land utilization
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Head of Land Use Planing and Geo Informatics

Ms S.S Senanayake
Assistant Director(Research)

  • Telephone : +94 812 388355
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