Change Detectıon in Urban Areas With Landsat And Alos Imageries in Antakya, Turkey

Rapid urbanization has significant impact on conditions of urban ecosystems. With increased availability and improved quality of multi-spatial and multi-temporal remote sensing data, it is now possible to detect urban changes in a timely and cost-effective way.

This study aims to quantify changes in urban area of Antakya located in Mediterranean region of Turkey, using LANDSAT and ALOS imagery. Urban changes were detected by satellite images of Landsat MSS in 1972, Landsat TM 1987, Landsat ETM 2001, Alos 2008, using geographic information system (GIS).

The population has been grown 5.52 times during the past 36 years as a result of industrial developments and permanent migration was main driving force of the urbanization. According to the results, the extent of urban areas has increased by 132%, 42,8% and 5,60% time intervals between 1972-1987, 1987-2001, and 2001-2008, respectively.