A GEOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LAND COVER CHANGE DETECTION IN SHAHADA TEHSIL OF NANDURBAR DISTRICT (MH)

Land cover termed as, ‘the part of the earth surface covered by different natural and cultural features’. LULC word also use for identifying Land cover change. LULC study over a period of time is a useful technique to analyze change in Land cover patterns. Specially RS & GIS technology made it possible. It helps to find how much land has been modified throughout a specific period. It will further predict how Land cover will be change in upcoming future if the same trend had gone in past. Especially older data before 2000 is difficult to get from satellite resources. Older satellite images had coarse resolution catch by old sensors. But recently satellite source provides more finer resolution with advance scanners, hence helped to identify physical as well as cultural features effectively. Current study focuses on detailed observation of LULC change detection Shahada region of Nandurbar district (MH)