Methodology for Precision Land Use Mapping towards Sustainable Urbanized Land Development

Area of Science:

• Geoinformatics
• Urban Planning
• Remote Sensing

Background:

• Land-use/land cover maps are crucial for urban spatial information.
• Existing land-use data often lacks timeliness and detail, especially in dynamic urban environments.
• There is a need for adaptable methodologies for accurate urban land-use analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a universal methodology for high-precision land-use analysis in urbanized areas.
• To create a flexible approach applicable to large-scale mapping in diverse economic contexts.
• To improve the monitoring of land-use structures in rapidly developing urban settings.

Main Methods:

• Integration of geoinformation tools, photogrammetric data (orthophoto maps), and field inventory data (surveys, mapping).
• Modification of existing approaches for detailed land-use pattern identification.
• Application of an interpolation algorithm for data processing and analysis.

Main Results:

• The developed methodology provides high-precision land-use analysis for large-scale mapping.
• The approach is valid, flexible, accurate, and can utilize free, publicly available spatial data.
• Validation in Ostróda, Poland, confirmed the method's effectiveness in determining current land-use structure and identifying land-cover concentrations.

Conclusions:

• The proposed universal methodology offers a robust solution for accurate urban land-use monitoring.
• The approach is adaptable to different countries and economic development levels.
• Effective land-use analysis is essential for informed urban planning and management.