Analysis of Vegetation Cover Change with Satellite Images using Landsat 8 in the Inambari District in the Period 2013-2023

Abstract

Multi-temporal analysis of vegetation cover allows the detection and monitoring of changes in vegetation cover, such as deforestation, reforestation, urban expansion or changes in land use, and also provides valuable information for territorial planning and land use management. . , those responsible for urban, regional and environmental planning can use these analyzes to make informed decisions about how to use and conserve natural resources in a sustainable way and also facilitate the environmental impact assessment of human activities, such as agriculture, mining or urbanization. The objective of this article is to identify and quantify the changes in vegetation cover in the Inambari district using Landsat 8 satellite images, which is non-experimental and quantitative in approach, the Arcgis 10.5 software was applied to make the maps of vegetation cover and was carried out in the District of Inambari, Province of Tambopata and Department of Madre de Dios, where the comparison of changes in vegetation cover was carried out in the years 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023. The results showed that the variation The maximum vegetation cover was between the years 2015 and 2017 in the soil without vegetation cover, which was from 45190.27 to 264766.32 hectares with a percentage variation of 45.3% and the minimum variation was between the years 2013 to 2015 in the soil without vegetation cover, which It was from 25528.08 to 45190.27 Hectares with an increase of 4.1%.