Using the NDVI vegetation index to assess land degradation in industrial agglomeration

Abstract

A study of high spatial resolution satellite imagery data was carried out to assess land degradation in the vicinity of Novorossiysk. It has been established that the use of indicators that are a combination of various spectral channels of radiation reflected from the object under study makes it possible to successfully identify the degree of vegetation degradation within the quarries and dumps of overburden, urban agglomeration and adjacent territories. Vegetation index data (NDVI) can serve as a source of information on the state of the geological environment, the intensity of vegetation of trees and shrubs, making it possible to make the most correct long-term decisions on the development of measures for artificial restoration of vegetation during the reclamation of disturbed natural complexes.