Urban sprawl assessment in the Mount Makiling forest reserve [Philippines] using remote sensing and GIS [geographic information system] technologies
1999
Panaguiton, L.A. | Eustaquio, R.G. | Campo, P. (Philippines Univ. Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City (Philippines). Dept. of Geodetic Engineering)
This paper aims to investigate the capability of integrating images from a multisensor platform in detecting urban sprawl in the forest reserve area. Using Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies, it attempts to monitor and study development changes occuring in the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MFR) over the years. Visual interpretation of available imageries such as SPOT, Landsat TM and TOPSAR acquired over different periods can produce a land use map of forest encroachment in the area as well as identification of possible hazard-risk areas of settlements. Supplementary observations such as ground truthing using Global Positioning System (GPS) were done to reinforce the data analysis. The digitized boundary of the reserve was inputted to strengthen the assessment and analysis of the trend and behavior of these settlements vis-a-vis the forest reserve
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