Monitoring vegetation changes in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia, using Thematic Mapper data
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 14 (2) , 191-197
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169308904331
Abstract
An exemplary approach using Landsat Thematic Mapper data is presented, which allows us to monitor vegetation changes under the aspects of urban planning in Saudi Arabia. As a test site, the city of Al Madinah was chosen. TM data of two different acquisition dates were merged via intensity/ hue/saturation (IHS) processing to present directly the bi-temporal variations within one image product. The image product is analysed in terms of geoscientific application and its significance is discussed. Finally, how the method presented could be integrated into a possible operational vegetation monitoring system of selected regions in Saudi Arabia, is outlined.Keywords
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