Identification and conversion rate of rice field in Semarang year 2000-2019

Abstract

The development of population will be followed by efforts to fulfill facilities and infrastructure also development efforts and the impact is land conversion. Land which often get conversion is rice field, so it causes shrinkage of rice field land. This study aims to determine the extent and shrinkage rate of rice field in Semarang. The method used in this study was imagery satellitein 2000-2019 and calculated with ArcGIS 10.6.1. The results showed that in Semarang there are rice fields shrinkageabout 2,368 hectares (Ha)from 2000 to 2019 or 50,81% of shrinkage rate.