GEOTECNOLOGIES AND PREDICTIV MODEL FOR CHARACTERIZATION SOIL EROSION POTENTIAL AND RISKS IN WATERSHEDS

Abstract

This paper shows na application of the geotecnologies (Remote Sensing and GIS) in the section, of the high course of the basin of the River Cachoeirinha, above the town of Iracemápolis, S.P. The objective was to indicate the importance of the application of those techniques, with the support the USLE (Universal Soil Loss Equation) model, as a subside to the sustainable planning of the land use emphasizing the agricultural occupation. From the analysis of the data syntheses maps were produced refering to the indicators of hidric erosion of the soil: natural potential of erosion (NPE), risksand expectancy of erosion in relation to the agricultural occupation of the lands. More over, the series of photos, obtained though the field work, made it possible to evaluate the limitations of the USLE model in some situations. Key words: Land Use, Remote Sensing, GIS, Erosion, USLE model