Environmental Factor and Vegetation Index of Some Digitized Farm Land (Area of Interest AOI) Using Space-Based Technology in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria

FCT is endowed with enough fertile soil which is expected to be a catalyst for bountiful harvest of agricultural products.However, the major challenge is that there is growing food insecurity with a rising population highly dependent on imported foods.Monitoring environmental factor and vegetation index can provide important information for increasing food production and security in agricultural systems across the globe using GIS and remote sensing.The farmland was digitized inside the region of interest that was constructed using the high-resolution images from Maxar Secure Watch that allows us to run Map flow Almapping over Secure Watch imagery.Environmental factors of FCT and the vegetation index of AOI were analyzed with the aid of Arc GIS 10.8.Soil (type, pH, moisture, and productivity) was examined, and data on the climate and temperature were obtained from Tropical Applications of Meteorology using Satellite data and ground-based observations (TAMSAT) and were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall test.The results show very good change detection in NDVI and climatic factors such as, relative humidity, rainfall and temperature.Also, the soil properties, type, pH and productivity of AOI shows very promising one for Agriculture purposes which if considered by stakeholders and lawmakers will be of great advantage.