The Modeling of Socio Economic Characteristics and Household Movement Using Satellite Image (Case Study: City of Bandung)

Abstract

Remote sensing technology has developed rapidly and can be used for regional and urban planning purposes. By using satellite images, planners can obtain information on the urban form and the existing land use pattern. The emergence of land coverage pattern is related to the characteristic of the population in the area. By conducting simple modeling using socio economic data and information on land coverage, a model can be obtained which show various socio economic characteristics in urban area. The modeling can even be done to describe the density and flow of traffic in road segments of Bandung. The result of the research shows that modeling using remote sensing and socio economic data can be an alternative for the provision of faster and cheaper information.