Análisis multitemporal del cambio de uso del suelo en la Parroquia Vilcabamba

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the changes that have taken place in the vegetable covering of the parish of Vilcabamba through a multi-temporal analysis on the covering of the use of soil that covers a total of 34 years (1976-2010). It was used aerial photographs, to this end, orthophotographs were obtained as well as the covering of soil was mapped and identified in the periods 1976-1998, 1998-2004, 2004-2010. This multi-temporal analysis was focused on changes of áreas of the different types of covering that suffered transitions or changes throughout the three analysed periods For the analysis of the results, transition tables were used; profits, losses, total, anual and net changes were calculated, determining the intensity of the use of soil over the three periods of time, Among the main results, it points out that the parish of Vilcabamba suffered a total change of 20 % covering of territory in the first period, of which 3,95% corresponds to net change of the second period, and 5,02% for exchange among coverings, being 1998-2004 the period of the highest change.