Processamento Digital de Imagens para Mapeamento de Uso e Cobertura da Terra: Uma Revisão de Literatura

Digital Image Processing for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping: A Literature Review

Abstract

The aim of this article is to carry out a literature review on digital image processing and its application in land use and land cover mapping. The literature review used a hybrid, bibliometric and systematic approach. From the bibliometric perspective, the quantitative approach was valued, through Bibliometrix metrics, through the R software. For this research, the phrase Digital image processing for land use and land cover mapping was used. The systematic approach was carried out through qualitative and quantitative analysis of the variables type of sensor, if studies were carried out in rural and urban areas, the type of approach and the scale of analysis. The results revealed the mapping of 713 publications, among which 324 and 389 from the Scopus and Web of Science databases, respectively, published from 1973 to 2022, a total period covering 49 years, excluding repetitions of 88 publications, which resulted in 625 publications . All 625 articles were analyzed, highlighting research in rural areas, use of LANDSAT images and classification using classical methods.