ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING OF LAND COVER AND LAND USE IN NATURA 2000 PROTECTED SITES USING REMOTE SENSING DATA FOR THE PERIOD 1990-2012
Problems of Geography, 2017, Vol.4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2017.4.4
Stefan Genchev, Rumiana Vatseva
Abstract:
Remote sensing proves to be a powerful component of environmental monitoring, analysis and policy development. Satellite imagery is a major source of information for characterising the latest land use and land cover (LULC) status with high temporal and spatial accuracy. The aim of this study is to assess the LULC status for 1990, 2000 and 2012 of the NATURA 2000 sites “Dragoman” ans “Rayanovtsi”. This task is part of the optimization of the NATURA 2000 network. The obtained LULC information is presented in a digital map and statistics.
Keywords:
Remote Sensing, mapping, land cover, land use, statistical analysis, Natura 200
Author information:
Author: Stefan Genchev
E-mail: st.genchev85@abv.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Author: Rumiana Vatseva
E-mail: rvatseva@gmail.com
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
How to cite:
Genchev, S., & Vatseva, R. (2017). ОЦЕНКА И КАРТОГРАФИРАНЕ НА ЗЕМНОТО ПОКРИТИЕ И ЗЕМЕПОЛЗВАНЕТО В ЗАЩИТЕНИ ЗОНИ ОТ НАТУРА 2000 С ИЗПОЛЗВАНЕ НА ДАННИ ОТ ДИСТАНЦИОННИ ИЗСЛЕДВАНИЯ ЗА ПЕРИОДА 1990–2012 Г. Problems of Geography, 2017, Vol.4, p. 47-55. https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2017.4.4