Review article

Assessing the Potential of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for Urban Expansion Analysis

Admir Mulahusić orcid.org/0000-0002-9727-8708 ; University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina *
Urša Kanjir orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-5624 ; Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia *
Dorijan Radočaj ; University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Osijek, Croatia *
Mladen Jurišić orcid.org/0000-0002-8105-6983 ; University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Osijek, Croatia *
Jusuf Topoljak ; University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina *
Nedim Tuno orcid.org/0000-0002-1358-8435 ; University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

This paper addresses the practical need for urban area protection against unplanned and illegal construction, particularly individual housing units. The city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, serves as a case study, where extensive unauthorized housing development occurred after the war in the 1990s. Change detection using remotely sensed imagery is primarily based on comparative analysis. A test area of 1 km² in the western part of Sarajevo was selected, where significant changes were observed by overlapping high-resolution IKONOS panchromatic satellite images from three different years (2001, 2004, and 2006). By analyzing the overlapping images, significant housing development in the area was revealed. This approach enables municipal and other relevant authorities to obtain accurate spatial and temporal data on new construction in specific regions.

Keywords

remote sensing; satellite image; IKONOS; change detection

Hrčak ID:

332831

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/332831

Publication date:

30.3.2025.

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