كشف التغير في الغطاء الأرضي في مدينة المدينة المنورة من عام 1990 إلى 2020

Abstract EN

This study deals with the detection of changes in the land cover in the city of Medina in the period between 1990 AD to 2020 AD, in order to find out these changes and their impact on development in the city, and this study used the analytical method by the Arc GIS program by using the classification method directed to the analysis of satellite visuals, and the work of the indicator Vegetation (NDVI) and (NDBI) to find changes in land cover for all visualizations under study.

This study found that the urban areas in the city witnessed a significant expansion in their area at the expense of vegetation cover, free and free lands, reaching an area of about 239.98 km2, and that the change in the land cover in the heart of the city was at the expense of agricultural lands, due to what Medina is witnessing from Development projects in the central region and adjacent areas.

As evidenced by the results, the decline in empty lands and agricultural lands, which threatens the deterioration of the vegetation cover.

The study also revealed the importance of using remote sensing technology in monitoring the changes that occur on the land cover and explaining those changes.