Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang

This paper was analysed the potential of applications of satellite remote sensing to urban planning research in urban morphology. Urban morphology is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and transformation. It is an approach in designing urban form that consi...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Nor, Marina, Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Association on Remote Sensing (ACRS) 2014
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/1/45799.pdf

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spelling	iium-457992016-06-12T02:19:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/ Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang Mohd Nor, Marina Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati GE Environmental Sciences T Technology (General) This paper was analysed the potential of applications of satellite remote sensing to urban planning research in urban morphology. Urban morphology is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and transformation. It is an approach in designing urban form that considers both physical and spatial components of the urban structure. The study conducted in Georgetown, Penang purposely main to identify the evolution of urban morphology and the land use expansion. In addition, Penang is well known for its heritage character, especially in the city of Georgetown with more than 200 years of urban history. Four series of temporal satellite SPOT 5 J on year 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2014 have been used in detecting an expansion of land use development aided by ERDAS IMAGINE 2014. Three types of land uses have been classified namely build-up areas, un-built and water bodies show a good accuracy with achieved above 85%. The result shows the built-up area significantly increased due to the rapid development in urban areas. Simultaneously, this study provides an understanding and strengthening a relation between urban planning and remote sensing applications in creating sustainable and resilience of the city and future societies as well. Asian Association on Remote Sensing (ACRS) 2014-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/1/45799.pdf Mohd Nor, Marina and Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati (2014) Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang. In: The 35th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2015), 27th-31st Oct. 2014, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. http://www.a-a-r-s.org/acrs/index.php/acrs/acrs-overview/proceedings-1?view=publication&task=show&id=1597
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description	This paper was analysed the potential of applications of satellite remote sensing to urban planning research in urban morphology. Urban morphology is the study of the form of human settlements and the process of their formation and transformation. It is an approach in designing urban form that considers both physical and spatial components of the urban structure. The study conducted in Georgetown, Penang purposely main to identify the evolution of urban morphology and the land use expansion. In addition, Penang is well known for its heritage character, especially in the city of Georgetown with more than 200 years of urban history. Four series of temporal satellite SPOT 5 J on year 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2014 have been used in detecting an expansion of land use development aided by ERDAS IMAGINE 2014. Three types of land uses have been classified namely build-up areas, un-built and water bodies show a good accuracy with achieved above 85%. The result shows the built-up area significantly increased due to the rapid development in urban areas. Simultaneously, this study provides an understanding and strengthening a relation between urban planning and remote sensing applications in creating sustainable and resilience of the city and future societies as well.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Nor, Marina Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati
author_facet	Mohd Nor, Marina Mohd. Noor, Norzailawati
author_sort	Mohd Nor, Marina
title	Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang
title_short	Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang
title_full	Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang
title_fullStr	Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang
title_full_unstemmed	Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang
title_sort	urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: georgetown, penang
publisher	Asian Association on Remote Sensing (ACRS)
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45799/1/45799.pdf
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Urban morphology analysis by remote sensing and gis technique, case study: Georgetown, Penang

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