Changes in Forested Areas of the North-Eastern Region of Azerbaijan Revealed by Satellite Images

Among the most valuable natural resources of any country are its forest reserves. They need to be preserved. The for protection also exists in Azerbaijan, where there is less per inhabitant than neighboring countries. use modern data acquisition and processing methods as well geographical information system technologies has reduced research this area a set standard procedures. article describes stages satellite images available public domain, using case study north-eastern region order compile cover maps over number different years. Landsat obtained during summer seasons years from 1987 2018 studied. covered territory 5 districts north-east Azerbaijan. Preliminary included radiometric calibration atmospheric correction was carried out ENVI software FLAASH module. shows final ArcGIS program determine areas by forests analysis based on calculation Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). index calculated all considered images. Then sections with high NDVI values were highlighted, vectorized, resulting polygons found. Thus, separate thematic layer created each year, showing that i.e. 3 layers total. summarized table, which diagram dynamics created. became basis electronic map loss. continuation process been described. For citation: Mamedaliyeva V.M. Changes Forested Areas North-Eastern Region Azerbaijan Revealed Satellite Images. Lesnoy Zhurnal [Russian Forestry Journal], 2022, no. 1, pp. 88–97. DOI: 10.37482/0536-1036-2022-1-88-97