Detecting urban growth using remote sensing and GIS techniques in Al Gharbiya governorate, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Belal, A A ^a   Moghanm, F S ^b  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Change detection; GIS; Land use cover; Nile Delta; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER HARDWARE; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GOVERNORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; CHANGE DETECTION; LAND USE AND COVERS; LAND USE/COVER; NILE DELTA; NILE DELTA , EGYPT; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

URBAN GROWTH;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTION METHOD; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWARE; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

EGYPT; GHARBIYA;

EID: 84857373438     PISSN: 11109823     EISSN: 20902476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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