@incollection{fdi:010008425,
  title = {{E}valuation of soil degradation in {N}orthern {S}inai ({E}gypt), using remote sensing and {GIS} techniques},
  author = {{G}ad, {A}. and {Y}ounes, {H}. and {A}bdel-{H}ady, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}emote sensing documents and thematic maps were used to provide comprehensive views of surface-bound conditions such as soil and vegetation. {T}he current work applies a parametric methodology, adopted from the {FAO}/{UNEP} and {UNESCO} methodology for assessment and mapping of soil degradation at a scale of 1:250,000. {T}he study area is located in the northern part of {S}inai peninsula, {E}gypt, a region with considerable agriculture potential. {S}atellite {MSS}, {TM} imageries and aerial photographs were utilized to provide data on soil conditions, land cover and land use of the study area. {ARC}/{INFO} software was used to manage and manipulate thematic data, to process satellite images and tabular data. {ERDAS} software is utilized to derive the {N}ormalized {D}ifference {V}egetation {I}ndex ({NDVI}) values and {IDRISI} software for generation of the slope degree. {A} system is established for rating soil parameters, slope, climate and human activity. {T}he rating values serve as inputs into a modified {U}niversal {S}oil {L}oss {E}quation ({USLE}) to calculate the present state and risk of soil degradation processes (i.e. water erosion, wind erosion, salinization and physical degradation). {T}he produced maps and tabular data show the risk and present status of different soil degradation processes. {T}he study area, in general, is exposed to slight hazard of water erosion, but to high risk of wind erosion, slight to high salinization and slight to moderate physical degradation. {I}t is recommended to use a {GIS} in detailed and very detailed studies for evaluating soil potentiality in agricultural expansion. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{DEGRADATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {CARTOGRAPHIE} ; {TELEDETECTION} {SPATIALE} ; {SATELLITE} {LANDSAT} ; {SYSTEME} {D}'{INFORMATION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {EROSION} {HYDRIQUE} ; {EROSION} {EOLIENNE} ; {EGYPTE} ; {SINAI} {REGION}},
  booktitle = {{S}urveillance des sols dans l'environnement par t{\'e}l{\'e}d{\'e}tection et syst{\`e}mes d'information g{\'e}ographiques = {M}onitoring soils in the environment with remote sensing and {GIS}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {445--456},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{ORSTOM}},
  series = {{C}olloques et {S}{\'e}minaires},
  year = {1996},
  ISBN = {2-7099-1331-3},
  ISSN = {0767-2896},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010008425},
}