Simulation of land use changes using cellular automata and artificial neural network

Hichem Omrani, Omar Charif, Philippe Gerber, Katalin Bódis, Reine maria Basse

Research output: Working paper

Abstract

This paper presents a method integrating artificial neural network (ANN) in cellular automata (CA) to simulate land use changes in Luxembourg and the areas adjacent to its borders. The ANN is used as a base of CA model transition rule. The proposed method shows promising results for prediction of land use over time. The ANN is validated using cross-validation technique and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and compared with logit model and a support vector machine approach. The application described in this paper highlights the interest of integrating ANNs in CA based model for land use dynamic simulation.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherCEPS/INSTEAD
Number of pages24
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Publication series

NameWorking Papers
PublisherCEPS/INSTEAD
No.2012-01

Keywords

  • Artificial neural network
  • Cellular automata
  • Land use changes
  • Modelling
  • Spatial planning and dynamics

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