Classification of seasonal dynamics of soil moisture according to satellite data Sentinel-2, Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan

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E3S Web of Conferences 
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, 01005 (2023)
GISCA 2022 and GI 2022
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338601005

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2.1.4 Agriculture 
The Jizzakh region has vast land plots - an important factor in agricultural production. 
Thus, out of 2.05 million hectares of land, 1.3 million hectares are used for agriculture, 0.8 
million hectares are allocated for pastures and 390.5 thousand hectares are sown (grain, 
cotton, melons, vegetables, and orchards) [17]. 
The Bakhmal district alone accounts for 16.1 % of the total agricultural, forestry, and 
fisheries production in the region, and is the leader in the districts with 14.6 % and 11.1 %, 
respectively, in the Gallaaral and Zomin districts. Jizzakh city (2.5 %) and Yangiobod 
district have the lowest rate (2.9 %) [4]. 
The growth of agricultural production from January to September 2019 amounted to 
102.7 % compared to the same period last year, including 100 % of agricultural production 
and 104.3 % of livestock production [4]. 
An analysis by category of farms shows that the share of peasant (personal subsidiary) 
farms accounts for 77.0 % of the total agricultural production, 21.9 % - of farms, and 1.1 % 
- of organizations engaged in agricultural activities [4]. 
2.2 Input data
The purpose of the article is to determine the seasonal dynamics of the humidity of the 
open surface for various types of soil cover in the irrigation zone of Jizzakh, Uzbekistan. 
- to study the current state of the irrigation system in the agricultural sector; 
- to study the advantages of using Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies in 
agriculture and creating terrain maps. 
The Sentinel-2 imagery covering the western part of the Jizzakh Irrigation Zone 
published by the US Geological Survey was obtained from the web service: United States 
Geological Survey [16]. Selected data packages were for the following periods: April 5, 
2018, May 25, 2018, June 24, 2018, and July 24, 2018. 
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission includes a constellation of two polar-orbiting 
satellites located in the same sun-synchronous orbit, phased at an angle of 180° to each 
other [13]. Earth surface monitoring is performed with a bandwidth of 290 km, a revisit 
time of 10 days at the equator with one satellite, and 5 days with 2 satellites in clear 
conditions, resulting in 2-3 days at mid-latitudes. Sentinel-2A has an MSI scanner 
(multichannel, 13 channels: visible - shortwave infrared, λ=0.4÷2.3 nm, spatial resolution 
10.20 m [5]. 
Thus, the major crop in the area is wheat, so it is provided as an example, and maps 
based on Sentinel-2 images and land cover samples were created with the assistance of the 
Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) program. 
The results are applicable to hydrological, landscape, and environmental studies.