Dynamic land use monitoring in small-medium sized cities by remote sensing: a case in Jian city, Jiangxi province

In the paper, 3S (GIS, GPS, RS) technique is the mainly tools, especial Remote Sensing. In order to get the land use status, Jian city land use is monitored in the year of 1996, 1999 and 2002. Land use type and attribute data in the year of 1996, 1999 and 2002 are compared to analyze the land use change in two different city zones. Combined by Jian city socio-economic data, such as population, finance revenue and payout, the classified land use data is constructed a correlation model on the base of village administration boundary. Land use in 2005 is forecasted by the model. All of these will support a scientific taking point for proper land use planning and paddy protection. It also offers some worthy techniques for developing dynamic land use monitoring in more domains.