Remote Sensing and District Database Programs for Irrigation Monitoring and Evaluation at a Regional Scale

Abstract

This study develops an approach aimed at improving the capability of regional irrigation monitoring and evaluation to identify relevant factors and subareas influencing irrigation performance. Its objective is to contribute to improve the productivity of irrigable areas in a cost-effective manner by overcoming the lack of sufficient updated field data observed in conventional remote sensing studies. To do this, several performance indicators are calculated and analyzed by combining remote sensing with district database programs that irrigation districts use in their administrative and water management tasks. This approach was applied in