A comprehensive Study of using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Urban Planning

Abstract

For urban planners, the demographic surge has become a nightmare. Indeed, rapid population growth has pushed cities to expand at an unprecedented rate. This put a lot of pressure on urban planners to create new open spaces or rejuvenate old ones. As a result, in addition to strategic thinking and public participation, they rely on geographical remote sensing-based data collecting, analysis, and forecasting. Monitoring and comprehending its spatial evolution is still an important element in any approach to sustainable urban development. Local governments lack the necessary instruments, which can be updated on a regular basis, to act successfully in spatial planning and development. Spatial remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) provide options to tackle these challenges. One of the primary uses of spatial remote sensing is the detection of changes in land use and land cover. It is a time series comparison of satellite images. The goal of our research is to demonstrate the importance of remote sensing, specifically satellite images, in understanding urban forms, spatial planning, and monitoring the evolution of the built environment, as well as to highlight an overview of geographical data analysis methods and to present some remote sensing applications.