Assessment of Vegetation Cover Change of Anbar Province form 1999 to 2019 Using the (NDVI) Index

Abstract

The use of spectral indicators and evidence based on remote sensing and the results of space data is one of the most important means of detecting changes in vegetation and land cover. Three space scenes were selected to assess vegetation changes in Anbar governorate, consisting of 33 satellite shots in different dates for the years 1999, 2009 and 2019, captured by the 5Landsat 8& for the two sensors TM and OLI. Spectral data were used to calculate NDVI normal vegetative variation index values. The results showed that the area of barren land continued to increase by 24,809. 19 km2 by 11.47, 11.98 and 30.56% for 1999, 2009 and 2019 respectively and the area of dense vegetation decreased by 857.73 km2 by 0.30, 0.17 and 1.40% for the same years respectively.