NDVI Analysis Using Python: Urban Vegetation Change Detection with Rasterio and GeoPandas
Emeka James Onele (Nigeria)
ABSTRACT This project developed an Automated Urban Vegetation Monitoring System to assess green cover changes in Ezza North LGA, Ebonyi State, using multispectral raster data from 2023 and 2024. NDVI was calculated from NIR and Red bands with Rasterio, NumPy, and GeoPandas after clipping to the study area boundary. Results showed a slight decline in vegetation condition, with moderate vegetation decreasing by 2,993 hectares while low vegetation/bare areas increased by 3,041 hectares. High...