Abstract

Planning and managing vegetation in urban areas is complex , but it can get benefit from using satellite image classification technique with remote sensing and GIS tools .
This work outlines how (Worldview2) satellite image with high resolution of two meters and suitable spectral bands can be use effectively for monitoring vegetation cover in Urban areas , to avoid project cut backs , improve the efficiency of an existing management programs , and to educate the public by providing them with suitable information.
Study results showed that vegetation cover area was only 25% of total study area (26km2) which means a low ratio according to population percentage in study area
Urban vegetation specialists and foresters need to work with other disciplines within municipality to effectively manage Urban resources
Urban planners , engineers , landscape architects . Foresters also should combine their efforts to maintain , protect , and regenerate urban vegetation depending on the updated results obtained from study and also from future studies on same area in future