After quantization and classification of the deviations between TM and ETM+ images based on approved thresholds, a correlation
analysis method for the compared calibration is suggested in this paper. Four time points of raster data for 15 years of the
highest group of land surface temperature and the lowest group of vegetation of the Kunsan city, are observed and analyzed
their correlations for the change detection of urban land cover. This experiment detected strong and proportional correlation
relationship between the highest group of land surface temperature and the lowest group of vegetation index which exceeded
R=(+)0.9478, so the proposed correlation analysis model between land surface temperature and vegetation will be able to give
proof an effective suitability to the land cover change detection and monitoring.
Keywords LST - NDVI - Correlation Analysis - Landsat ETM+ - Classification