Mapovania a analýza zmien krajinnej pokrývky vo vybranej časti Malej Fatry (Vrátna dolina)

Mapping and Analysis of Land Cover Changes in a Selected part of the Malá Fatra Mts. (Vrátna dolina)

Veronika Máliková, Martin Boltižiar

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 24, Číslo (Issue) 2, 2020, p. 389-403, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2020.24.2.389-403

Abstract

TThe landscape of Vrátna dolina valley has long been influenced by a number of factors, in which elements induced by human activity and natural processes. As a result of these factors, significant changes occur mainly in the land cover of the territory. These changes result in many distortions and deviations from its natural development, which often cause a cascade of unintended consequences. Studying these changes through the mapping and analysis of land cover is an important indicator and source of information about its current state, as well as previous and possible future developments. The growing demand for high-quality, accurate and especially detailed large-scale maps, whose creation by classical mapping techniques is almost unrealistic at present, prompts us to join the solution of the abovementioned issue. Many mountains in Slovakia still represent areas that have not been thoroughly mapped and evaluated in terms of landscape changes. One of such places is Vrátna dolina valley as a part of the Malá Fatra Mountains. The thesis is based on mapping and statistical-spatial analysis of land cover and its changes during the past 70 years (1950-2020) based on the use of aerial imagery and geographic information systems (GIS). The aim of this paper is to provide comprehensive information on its long-term development in the context of natural and socio-economic factors influencing its formation. The content and results of the thesis are supported by charts and map outputs.

Keywords: mapping, analysis, land cover, changes, Malá Fatra Mts., Vrátna dolina valley

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