Matamyo Simwanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 6323110 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matamyo Simwanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matamyo |
| FAMILY NAME | Simwanda |
| SIGNATURE | SIMWANDA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Copperbelt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6363-7410 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Effects of urban driven land use/land cover change on forest reserves in Zambia: A geospatial approach
In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources near urban areas are affected by the demand for land; however, information on the long-term changes is still lacking. This study examined two forest reserves, Mwekera and Luano, near Kitwe and Chingola mining towns in Zambia, respectively. Using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) imagery, we assessed forest cover changes from 1990 to 2020. A pixel-based classification approach wa…
Mapping the impacts of cyclone Idai in Mozambique using Sentinel-2 and Obia approach
Cyclones are some of the most devastating natural disasters that cause major losses of life and property. A few months after Cyclone Idai swept through Beira, Mozambique between 4 and 20 March 2019. An analysis is presented on the impacts of this disaster by assessing the extent of the floods. This study employed Sentinel-2 imagery and remote sensing techniques including a threshold analysis and an object‐based image analysis (OBIA) approach. Wat…
Neighborhood dynamics of urban expansion based on morphological spatial pattern analysis and geospatial techniques: A case study of the Colombo metropolitan area, Sri Lanka
This study examined neighborhood dynamics of urban expansion based on morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and geospatial techniques in the Colombo Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Sri Lanka from 1992 to 2014. Traditionally, urban expansion has been detected using absolute land use/cover (LULC) terms and landscape patterns (i.e. urban and non-urban). However, non-traditional characterization of urban expansion with neighborhood rules provides …
Decision Tree Algorithms for Developing Rulesets for Object-Based Land Cover Classification
Decision tree (DT) algorithms are important non-parametric tools used for land cover classification. While different DTs have been applied to Landsat land cover classification, their individual classification accuracies and performance have not been compared, especially on their effectiveness to produce accurate thresholds for developing rulesets for object-based land cover classification. Here, the focus was on comparing the performance of five …
Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Changes in the urban landscape resulting from rapid urbanisation and climate change have the potential to increase land surface temperature (LST) and the incidence of the urban heat island (UHI). An increase in urban heat directly affects urban livelihoods and systems. This study investigated the spatiotemporal variation of the UHI in the Kurunegala urban area (KUA) of North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. The KUA is one of the most intensively deve…
Modeling the drivers of urban land use changes in Lusaka, Zambia using multi-criteria evaluation: An analytic network process approach
Spatiotemporal patterns of urban land use change in the rapidly growing city of Lusaka, Zambia: Implications for sustainable urban development
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Spatiotemporal patterns of urban land use change in the rapidly growing city of Lusaka, Zambia: Implications for sustainable urban development
Decision Tree Algorithms for Developing Rulesets for Object-Based Land Cover Classification
Decision tree (DT) algorithms are important non-parametric tools used for land cover classification. While different DTs have been applied to Landsat land cover classification, their individual classification accuracies and performance have not been compared, especially on their effectiveness to produce accurate thresholds for developing rulesets for object-based land cover classification. Here, the focus was on comparing the performance of five …
Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Changes in the urban landscape resulting from rapid urbanisation and climate change have the potential to increase land surface temperature (LST) and the incidence of the urban heat island (UHI). An increase in urban heat directly affects urban livelihoods and systems. This study investigated the spatiotemporal variation of the UHI in the Kurunegala urban area (KUA) of North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. The KUA is one of the most intensively deve…
Modeling the drivers of urban land use changes in Lusaka, Zambia using multi-criteria evaluation: An analytic network process approach
Mapping the impacts of cyclone Idai in Mozambique using Sentinel-2 and Obia approach
Cyclones are some of the most devastating natural disasters that cause major losses of life and property. A few months after Cyclone Idai swept through Beira, Mozambique between 4 and 20 March 2019. An analysis is presented on the impacts of this disaster by assessing the extent of the floods. This study employed Sentinel-2 imagery and remote sensing techniques including a threshold analysis and an object‐based image analysis (OBIA) approach. Wat…
Neighborhood dynamics of urban expansion based on morphological spatial pattern analysis and geospatial techniques: A case study of the Colombo metropolitan area, Sri Lanka
This study examined neighborhood dynamics of urban expansion based on morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and geospatial techniques in the Colombo Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Sri Lanka from 1992 to 2014. Traditionally, urban expansion has been detected using absolute land use/cover (LULC) terms and landscape patterns (i.e. urban and non-urban). However, non-traditional characterization of urban expansion with neighborhood rules provides …
Effects of urban driven land use/land cover change on forest reserves in Zambia: A geospatial approach
In sub-Saharan Africa, forest resources near urban areas are affected by the demand for land; however, information on the long-term changes is still lacking. This study examined two forest reserves, Mwekera and Luano, near Kitwe and Chingola mining towns in Zambia, respectively. Using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Operational Land Imager (OLI) imagery, we assessed forest cover changes from 1990 to 2020. A pixel-based classification approach wa…
Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Land use (6 works) · Land cover (4 works) · Civil engineering (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Geospatial analysis (3 works)