Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gambella University, Gamb, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Change Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques around Metu District, South Western Ethiopia
  Author(s): Bezabih Adisu*
  
  The surface of the Earth is undergoing rapid land use and land cover changes due to various socioeconomic activities and natural phenomena. Land use and land cover changes that occurred from 2000 to 2020 in Metu area were monitored using remote sensing and geographic information system with field verifications. The objective of this study is to understand the dynamics of land use and land cover and analyze change detection around Metu area over a period of 21 years. Satellite images of landsat 7 ETM+ and LANDSAT 8 ETM+ were used. All images were classified using object-based image classification technique. Accuracy assessments were conducted for each reference year. Four LULC’s were successfully captured viz. Built up areas, water bodies, forests and croplands with overall accuracies for 2000 and 2020 image classification accuracy were 61% and 80.7% and kappa coefficient were 0... View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2469-4134.25.14.368

  Abstract HTML PDF