Abstract:

Ongoing urbanisation processes call for immediate monitoring of land-use changes combined with sustainable spatial management. Advances in technology result in a tendency towards digital monitoring. What is more, digitalisation is provided for in legal regulations on spatial planning. There is, however, a research gap regarding methodological and practical aspects of the role of new technologies and geodata in the process. The problem captured the attention of researchers and practitioners from an international and interdisciplinary GeoSen team. The project's objective is to devise an IT system to identify land-use and land-cover changes with dedicated tools and computing algorithms. GeoSen uses remote-sensing data processed with artificial intelligence algorithms. Its macroscale research is intended to identify trends and changes in land management and landscape, while the microscale segment tests the IT system. Final algorithms will be published as an interactive online platform that will stimulate the activity of participants in spatial planning, leading to effective and sustainable use of space and its resources.