A SMAP Supervised Classification of Landsat Images for Urban Sprawl Evaluation

摘要: The negative impacts of land take on natural components and economic resources affect planning choices territorial policies. importance monitoring, in Italy, has been only recently considered, but despite this awareness, the great part country, effective monitoring containment measures have not started, yet. This research proposes a methodology to map monitor use changes. To end, time series from 1985–2010, based multi-temporal Landsat data Thematic Mapper (TM), analyzed Vulture Alto-Bradano area, mountain zone Basilicata region (Southern Italy). Results confirm double potentiality using these data: one hand, allows going very back time, producing accurate datasets that provide phenomenon trend over time; other can be considered first experience open field spatial information. proposed provides agencies, local authorities practitioners with valuable tool implement actions. represents step pursue governance methods sustainability, limiting take.