Title :
Measurement and pattern analysis of urban sprawl using remote sensing and GIS A case study of Wujiang, China(1978–2004)
Author :
Zhang, X. ; Zhu, Y. ; Yao, H. A J
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Hydrol.-Water Resources & Hydraulic Eng., Hohai Univ., Nanjing
fDate :
June 30 2008-July 2 2008
Abstract :
The objective of this research is to develop and assess a pattern analysis for land cover maps. The selective landscape metrics (PD, CONTAG, PAFRAC, and SHDI) have been computed for the multi-temporal land cover maps based on Landsat MSS/TM remote sensing during 1978-2004. Our study systematically explores and compares trends and patterns of urban sprawl across the town level in Wujiang.
Keywords :
geographic information systems; land use planning; remote sensing; AD 1978 to 2004; CONTAG metric; China; GIS; Landsat MSS/TM data; PAFRAC metric; PD metric; SHDI metric; Wujiang; geographic information system; land cover maps; landscape metrics; pattern analysis; remote sensing; urban sprawl; Cities and towns; Earth; Geographic Information Systems; Hydrologic measurements; Laboratories; Pattern analysis; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Applications, 2008. EORSA 2008. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2393-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2394-1
DOI :
10.1109/EORSA.2008.4620349
