AN ANALYSIS OF THE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI) AND IT’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF FAISALABAD-PAKISTAN

Abstract

The monitoring of global vegetation with the help of SRS (satellite remote=sensing) data is convenient to improve upon our knowledge concerning spatial distribution and characteristics of vegetation. The continuous surge of anthropogenic activities on the face of the earth and resultant change in land use of an urban center has increased concern of researchers to undertake studies to investigate and establish a relationship between population distribution &density and vegetation. The main focus of most remote sensing digital data is to illustrate the type, size and condition of vegetation in any region. The present study is aimed to find the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and to relate it to population density in Faisalabad Saddar. Since in urban ecology, assessment of the Spatio-temporal state of any vegetation is significant field of study as it is a potent parameter of all the global surfaces.