Abstract

Now a days the natural resource management and enviroment protection has been becoming an important task for govermental authorities on all levels. This is actually very dificult mission requiring the use of appropriate technology. One of the most suitable and worldwide used technology is remote sensing. The use of multitemporal image data contributes positively to natural resource and environment management. The paper presents an application of multitemporal Landsat images in land cover change analysis the Bim Son Town - Thạch thành Town - Hà Trung Town of Thanh Hoa province from 1992 to 2000. The WinASEAN 5.0 software has been used for analysis of Landsat scenes of years 1992 and 2000. As result land covers maps of each year have been developed and subsequently change analysis has been carried out. Basing the change analysis results and local development practice the author has tried to make explanation why the changes have occured and how these changes influenced environment in the study area. The research has pointed out advantages of the used methodology and recommended further improvement and its application in natural resource management and environmental protection.