Review Article
Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing in The Case of Kersa District, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Author(s): Dr. Nigus Tsegaye*
Land use and land cover change is driven by human actions and also drives changes that
limit availability of products and services for human and livestock, and it can undermine
environmental health as well. Therefore, this study was aimed at understanding land use and land
cover change in Kersa district over the last 30 years. Time-series satellite images that included
Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 7 ETM+, and Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS, which covered the time frame between
(1990-2020), were used to determine the change in land use and land cover using object based
classification. The object based classification result revealed that in 1990 TM Landsat imagery,
natural forest (16.07%), agroforestry (9.21%), village (12.03%), urban (1.93%), and agriculture
(60.76%) were identified. The change result showed a rapid reduction in natural forest cover of
25.04%, 9.15%, a.. View More»