With respect to technical methods this study demonstrated four things: (1) the use and integration of GIS and ICTs to update land use database in 2015 was completed successfully; (2) Land use database contains updated information that can be used for inquiry according to various purposes of urban planning ; it will assist city planners in formulating new plans; (3) Google Street View provided rapid monitoring in the updating procedures as time and budget for field surveying was much reduced; and (4) Ortho aerial photos and Google Earth images at 5m resolution are adequate for detecting land use change in the urban community of Chiang Mai, because buildings, road network, and hydrological features can be clearly identified