Utilization of Landsat Imagery and Google Earth Engine to Analyze the Urban Growth Dynamics in Thuan An City, Binh Duong Province

The study utilized satellite imagery data including Landsat 7 and Landsat 9 combined with Google Earth Engine to classify and evaluate the urban land cover for the period from 2012 to 2022. Supervised classification based on random forest algorithm has been carried out on Google Earth Engine cloud-computing platform to map the urban land cover of Thuan An city, Binh Duong province, Vietnam. The research findings provide a clear understanding of urban dynamics in Binh Duong province during the years from 2012 to 2022. Over this time period, the urban area in Thuan An has nearly doubled, increasing from 2,793 hectares to 5,059 hectares. This information will assist urban managers and local planners in gaining insights into the scale and trends of urban development, enabling them to implement effective management and sustainable development measures for the city and its environment.