Growth Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis

In this study Landsat multi-temporal, medium-resolution images were used to detect, and analyze the urbanization trend in Dubai over the last three decades (1986-2019). Moreover, the impact of urbanization on the aspects of smart city tendency is investigated. The purpose of this study is to use high and medium-resolution remote sensing images that integrate DS-1, DS-2, and Landsat images in order to examine the urbanization of Dubai city for the last three decades (1986-2019), along with its impact on Land Cover Land Use (LCLU) and transportation towards smart city aspects.