Remote sensing and GIS integration for land cover analysis, a case study: Bozcaada Island

In this study, remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques were used in order to accomplish land cover change of Bozcaada Island, Turkey, by using multitemporal Landsat Thematic Mapper data. Digital image processing techniques were conducted for the processes of image enhanceme...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2005-01, Vol.51 (11), p.239-244
Main Authors: Bektas, F, Goksel, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Digital imaging
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Geographic Information Systems
Humans
Image classification
Image enhancement
Image manipulation
Image processing
Land cover
Landsat
Landsat satellites
Remote sensing
Satellite Communications
Satellite imagery
Satellite navigation systems
Temperature
Turkey
Vegetation
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Summary:In this study, remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques were used in order to accomplish land cover change of Bozcaada Island, Turkey, by using multitemporal Landsat Thematic Mapper data. Digital image processing techniques were conducted for the processes of image enhancement, manipulation, registration and classification for land cover change analysis. The land cover changes between two different dates were visualized and analyzed by using Geographic Information System techniques. The results showed that remotely sensed data and GIS are effective and powerful tools for carrying out changes on land cover of the island and monitoring of its impact on the environment.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.2005.0411