Ph.D in Geography, Associate Professor,

Department of Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics,

Astrakhan State University

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Ph.D in Geography, Associate Professor,

Head of Department of Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics,

Astrakhan State University

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Master Student,

Department of Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics,

Astrakhan State University

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Adviser,

Consulting Center “Moy Mir”

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Abstract. Northern Caspian Region is a part of the territory of Russia. On the territory of the Northern Caspian Region arid and semi-arid landscapes exist and are used as pastures for ages. Mining, construction, installation and operation of communications, cultivation of land make significant impact to the environmental change of this territory. Desertification is the most typical respond to irrational environmental impact for the arid areas, and assessment of the current status and trends of desertification of the territory are necessary to determine the plans for the development and environment restoration missions. Four scenes from Landsat-8 (OLI), June 2014 have been processed via ENVI software. Top of the surface reflectance have been calculated, supervised and classified using ROI based on ground truth data. Based on the remote sensing data area of desertification was estimated and created a map “Desertification of the Northern Caspian Region.” The obtained data are preliminary and require further clarification, including verification by ground truth and further research.

Key words: GIS, remote zoning, desertification, landscape degradation, Landsat 8 OLI, Northern Caspian Region, evaluation.