Land use and land cover of the Earth is changing dramatically because of human
activities and natural disasters. The earth’s population continues to suffer the effects
of deforestation, flooding, food shortage, green house effect, unplanned urban
extension, etc. These environmental problems are often related to land use/land
cover changes. It is therefore important to analyse the land use/land cover changes
in order to update land use information and develop a sustainable land use plan,
which could play an important role for the well being of the global environment.