Review of Land Use Change Detection—A Method Combining Machine Learning and Bibliometric Analysis

Bo Liu, Wei Song (), Zhan Meng and Xinwei Liu
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Bo Liu: School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China
Wei Song: Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Zhan Meng: Jiangsu Real Estate Development Center, Nanjing 210024, China
Xinwei Liu: Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-26

Abstract: Land use change detection (LUCD) is a critical technology with applications in various fields, including forest disturbance, cropland changes, and urban expansion. However, the current review articles on LUCD tend to be limited in scope, rendering a comprehensive review challenging due to the vast number of publications. This paper systematically reviewed 3512 articles retrieved from the Web of Science Core database between 1985 and 2022, utilizing a combination of bibliometric analysis and machine learning methods with LUCD as the main focus. The results indicated an exponential increase in the number of LUCD studies, indicating continued growth in this research field. Commonly used methods include classification-based, threshold-based, model-based, and deep learning-based change detection, with research themes encompassing forest logging and vegetation succession, urban landscape dynamics, and biodiversity conservation and management. To build an intelligent change detection system, researchers need to develop a flexible framework that integrates data preprocessing, feature extraction, land use type interpretation, and accuracy evaluation, given the continuous evolution and application of remote sensing data, deep learning, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; LUCD; machine learning; web of science; topic evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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