ABSTRACT
Land use/land cover analysis assists policy makers and planners to obtain a working knowledge of land activity occurring in their community, the region, state, or nation. Integrating the current land use and land cover information with indices and models of landscape change provides a means by which decision makers can establish policies that sustain the population in the future. The knowledge of land utilization and consumption is essential to effective and efficient land planning and management. The stakeholders are an assortment of concerned citizens, professionals, associations, and agencies involved with land resources, land development, conservation, and economic development. The categories of land represent human activities or the plant, soil, water, or geology interpreted from the surface. Population needs and growth along with local and global markets are major factors that influence the utilization of the landscape.
