VALI-URB: Urban sprawl and ecological corridors: Consolidation of VHRS remote sensing methods

The objective of this study is to analyse the evolution of built-up surfaces and vegetation in urban and suburban areas of Brussels, Strasbourg and Rennes from high and very high spatial resolution images (...).

The objective of this study is to analyse the evolution of built-up surfaces and vegetation in urban and suburban areas of Brussels, Strasbourg and Rennes from high and very high spatial resolution images in order to characterize urban sprawl on the one hand and precisely identify and characterize ecological corridors on the other hand. The methods developed by the laboratories of Strasbourg (LIVE), Rennes (COSTEL) and ANAGEO will be exploited in order to define a multiscale methodological approach as standardized and reproducible as possible. This project is co-funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office and the CNES and will use images of the new Pleiades satellites.

• Anne Puissant: Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE), Strasbourg

• Laurence Hubert-Moy: Laboratoire Climat et Occupation du Sol par Télédétection (COSTEL), Rennes

Financé par La Politique Scientifique Fédérale Belge (BELSPO)