Conclusion

The LU analysis shows that there has been 55% increase in urban and open areas during 1989-2000 and 39% increase during 2000-2005, and 18.92% increase during 2005-06. This land use changes has also influenced the local climate. The minimum (min) and maximum (max) temperature was found to be -2º C and 31ºC. This study clearly shows that the rate of increase in the urbanisation leads to change in the Land Surface Temperature. The increase in the temperature is in the range of   3º C to 4º C during 1989-2010.  Change detection techniques from multi-resolution images integrating spectral, structural and textural features to generate changed patches and change attribute is also desirable and a challenging area of research.