Monitoring urban growth using remote sensing, GIS and spatial metrics

Pedro Cabral; Jean Paul Gilg; Marco Painho

doi:10.1117/12.614852

Monitoring urban growth using remote sensing, GIS and spatial metrics

Pedro Cabral, Jean Paul Gilg, Marco Painho

NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)

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In this article, a combined application of a segmentation method with a texturing procedure is employed for delimitation of urban areas in a temporal series of Landsat satellite images over the Sintra-Cascais municipalities. The study area is particularly sensitive as it contains the Natural Park of Sintra-Cascais (PNSC) which is subject to intensive anthropogenic pressure. Selected spatial metrics are used for analysing the evolution of urban pattern for the whole study area and also inside and outside the PNSC. Results reveal that built areas have increased almost 30% and that the pattern of urban growth is being made differently inside and outside the natural park between years 1989 and 2001.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 5884
Subtitle of host publication	Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability II
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
Volume	5884
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614852
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

Geographical information systems
Remote sensing
Spatial metrics
Texture
Urban growth

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 5884: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability II. Vol. 5884 2005. p. 1-9 588404.

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