LAND USE AND LAND COVER (LULC) CLASSIFICATION USING SPOT-5 IMAGE IN THE ADAPAZARI PLAIN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS,TURKEY

Abstract

The objective of the study is determination of land use and land cover patterns of Adapazari plain and its surroundings by image classification. The study area is located in northwest of Turkey between coordinates of 40°37- 40°57 N and 30°1230°46 E and approximately 140 km east of Istanbul. Plain has become by the accumulation of sediments carried by Sakarya River and its tributaries. Adapazari Plain is a fertile agricultural area because of its favourable natural conditions. However, because of its closeness to Istanbul, population stress has gradually increased, so industrialization and urbanization has been accelerated in the plain. In this study, SPOT-5 satellite image is used to determination of land use and land cover characteristics of research area. The image is analyzed by using data images processing techniques in ERDAS Imagine© 10.0 and ArcGIS© 10.0 software. Land cover nomenclature is classified according to the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) Level 2 Classification (1-Urban fabric, 2-Heterogeneous agricultural areas, 3-Forests and 4-Inland wetlands) and Level 3 Classification (1-Industrial units, 2-Roads) . Furthermore, the image analysis results are confirmed by the field research

Keywords

• Land use and land cover (LULC), CORINE, SPOT 5, The Adapazari plain

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