The Use of Geographic Databases for Analyzing Changes in Land Cover—A Case Study of the Region of Warmia and Mazury in Poland

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Anna Źróbek-Sokolnik¹  Iwona Cieślak²  Andrzej Biłozor²  Marek Zagroba² 

[1] Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki, 10727 Olsztyn, Poland;Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Institute of Spatial Management and Geography, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10720 Olsztyn, Poland;

关键词: land cover and land use;    geographic databases;    CORINE Land Cover;    land management;    GIS tools;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijgi9060358

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article analyzes the applicability of spatial data for evaluating and monitoring changes in land use and their impact on the local landscape. The Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) Land Cover database was used to develop a procedure and an indicator for analyzing changes in land cover, and the continuity of different land use types. Changes in land use types were evaluated based on land cover data. The results were analyzed over time to track changes in the evaluated region. The studied area was the Region of Warmia and Mazury in Poland. The preservation of homogeneous land cover plays a particularly important role in areas characterized by high natural value and an abundance of forests and water bodies. The study revealed considerable changes in land cover and landscape fragmentation in the analyzed region.

【 授权许可】

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