Exploring 16 years changing dynamics for land use/land cover in Pearl City (Thoothukudi) with spatial technology

作     者：David, T. Immanuvel Mukesh, M. V. Kumaravel, S. Ramesh, G. Premkumar, R. 

作者机构：Annamalai Univ Dept Earth Sci Chidambaram Tamil Nadu India 

出 版 物：《SPATIAL INFORMATION RESEARCH》 (Spat. Inf. Res.)

年 卷 期：2017年第25卷第4期

页      面：547-554页

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基　　金：Annamalai University Department of Forest 

主　　题：Changing dynamics Land use/land cover (LU/LC) Pearl City Maximum likelihood algorithm 

摘      要：Land use land cover (LU/LC) changes over the period are essential to understand the development of human activities within a region to define the impact of anthropogenic and natural activities. The virtual assessment of LU/LC changes between 2000 and 2016 is carried out in Pearl City (Thoothukudi) using Remote-Sensing data and GIS tool. This change detection is done by 15 m resolution cloud-free Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer data captured during the year 2000 and 2016. The dynamic changes depict the major land use features like settlements, saltpan, crop land, vegetation, barren and water body from satellite data through supervised classifications of a maximum likelihood algorithm. The classified images highlight a series of constructive results in settlement (4.30%), vegetation (4.00%), saltpan (0.24%) and pessimistic results in barren land (-7.68%), crop land (-0.64%) and water body (-0.23%) respectively. The study recommends that urbanization of settlement land usage is highly mobilized in Thoothukudi coastal areas.