ASSESSING LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGE USING GIS AND REMOTE SENSING APPROACH IN DAMATURU YOBE STATE...

Over a 26-year period, this article examined changes in land cover distribution in Damaturu, the state capital of Yobe state, Nigeria. For the study area, the researchers examined satellite photos from Landsat TM (1988), Landsat 8 2014 Landsat, and ETM+ (2003), as well as aerial photographs from 2008 and demographic data. Using ERDAS Imagine 2013, the satellite images are pre-processed, classified, and eventually change detected. The images and maps are also digitised for study using ArcMap 10.0 GIS software. The findings suggest that vegetation occupied 13.37 square kilometres of land area in 1988, accounting for 44.54 percent, and 7.01 square kilometres in 2003, accounting for 20.90 percent. Vegetation was likewise the most extensive land cover category in the study region in 1988. Built-up areas have expanded from 1.59 square kilometre in 1988 to 5.38 square kilometre in 2003, representing a 16.04 percent growth. However, the shift was ascribed to rising population and economic expansion, which put strain on existing land resources. This study examines the many forms of land cover/use, as well as the changes that have occurred over time and the factors that have contributed to the changes. The value of remote sensing and GIS in mapping, monitoring, detecting, and managing change was also emphasised.

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