Abstract:The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial-temporal dynamics of land-use and coverage in the Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada (PEPS) and its landscape, located in Resende and Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro. Orbital images of the Landsat platform were obtained for the years 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015. NDVI was calculated for each year, and its amplitude described the classes of land-use and coverage in water bodies, urban area, exposed soil, grassland and forest. For landscape analysis, a 3-km radius buffe… Show more
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