Remote sensing is one of most important technology that provides information on
large areas in a short time. The study was carried out in Sweida governorate with the
aim of calculating the area of strategic crops and its distribution for the agricu
ltural
season 2014/2015 by classifying satellite images-type (BKA). The images were
received by the station at General Organization for Remote Sensing in Damascus,
Syria. The spatial resolution of the satellite BELARUSIAN SPACECRAFT is 10.2
meters. The results showed that the spread of the three crops (wheat, barley and
chickpea) was generally on the four sides of the governorate, especially barley
crop. Chickpeas and wheat concentrated in the west and center but in scattered
areas. The area of wheat crop according to image classification was 30494 ha which
accounted 8.97% of the studied area (Sweida governorate without Badia). The
degree of approach to the proportion of the Ministry of Agriculture was 95.19%.
The area of barley crop resulting from the classification process was 16705 ha,
which accounted 4.92% of the study area. While the area of barley according to the
statistics of Ministry of Agriculture was about 15933 ha. The area of chickpea crop
resulting from the classification process was 26063 ha which represented 7.67% of
the studied area. The results showed that the accuracy of the total classification was
82.4%, which allows satellite image to be used in calculating the area of strategic
crops and determine its locations and distribution.
