Monitoring urban sprawl towards agricultural lands in Kadhimi-ya district Use Rs&Gis

Abstract

This study included the use of a scientific method to detect, analyze and produce maps of land cover changes in the Kadhimiya region during the period 2005-2021, and by using the applications of geographic information systems and remote sensing.

This study relied mainly on two satellite visuals of the Quick Bird World View3 satellites to make a comparison of the land cover changes for the period from 2005_2021 and presented a visual interpretation to prepare the patterns of the land cover. 50.84354 km², then it began to decrease until it reached 33.22689 km².

Likewise, with regard to vacant lands and water, it is true that it has not changed much in its area, but there is a change, albeit a slight one, in the area, and the results of the detection of the change in the land cover of the Kadhimiya region are clear that there is an expansion of buildings at the expense of agricultural land, and part of this agricultural land is cut down by the farmer to prepare it for investment in various ways.