Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 27, Oct Suppl. Issue, 2021; Page No.(334-340)

MONITORING AND PREDICTION LAND COVER IN PRABUMULIH CITY, SOUTH SUMATERA PROVINCE, INDONESIA USING LAND CHANGE MODELER AND MULTI-TEMPORAL SATELLITE DATA

Yuniar Pratiwi, Amin Rejo, Armina Fariani and Muhammad Faizal

Abstract

Monitoring and prediction of land cover can be a strategy in determining policies for sustainable development. This research aims to analyze the use, change, and prediction of land cover in Prabumulih City. The method used in this research was the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) approach using spatial analysis and the Land Change Modeler on Landsat imagery with CA Markov. The results showed that the largest area of land cover in Prabumulih City was in the form of plantations, reaching 70% of the total area of Prabumulih City. Land cover changes in Prabumulih City from 2008 to 2020 with the highest area increasing were water bodies by 527.43%, and the place that decreased the most was an open area by 40.67%. The prediction that in 2030 the area that will increase would be the most settlement by 47.73%, and the area that will decrease the most is oil palm plantations by 21.90%.