This course is for Remote sensing beginner students. The student must be energetic about spatial learning. After completing this course, you will be able to understand the solid idea about the remote sensing. The student having knowledge about the basic interface of ArcGIS is eligible to learn this course, however other also may learn.

Land cover indicates the physical land type such as forest or open water whereas land use documents how people are using the land.

Land cover data documents how much of a region is covered by forests, wetlands, impervious surfaces, agriculture, and other land and water types. Water types include wetlands or open water. Land use shows how people use the landscape – whether for development, conservation, or mixed uses. The different types of land cover can be managed or used quite differently.

Land cover can be determined by analyzing satellite and aerial imagery. Land use cannot be determined from satellite imagery. Land cover maps provide information to help managers best understand the current landscape. To see change over time, land cover maps for several different years are needed. With this information, managers can evaluate past management decisions as well as gain insight into the possible effects of their current decisions before they are implemented.