We agree that spatial characteristic somehow effect or are affected by urban sprawl, the relation of these indicator to urban sprawl is often not clear. As consequence, we would argue that small-shot-charge approach to the phenomenon of urban sprawl adds relatively little to clarify the terminology and the concepts, and can lead to inconsistent result and other problems when comparing results from previous studies. Therefore we advocate a more systematic approach to this paper with attempt to measure an existing development in Kuantan area based on suitability criteria through detailing a land use type with characterized the spatial factor of highway strips, land use segregation and leapfrog development using remote sensing and GIS approach.