D. NATARAJAN AND S. JOHN BRITTO
Abstract
IRS1C-LISSIII (February 1999) FCC (1:50,000 scale) is used for the identification and mapping of major vegetation cover types and hydrogeomorphological features in the Chitteri hills of the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Based on the image characteristics and intensive ground truth, six vegetation cover types and seven hydrogeomorphological features are demarcated. Hydrogeomorphological map is overlaid on vegetation map using GIS and their association in terms of aerial distribution, dominant species in each vegetation type is discussed.