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I want to do change detection and calculate the changes step by step using two images: the first image Landsat 1986, and the second Landsat 2000.

Actually I have used image differences in ArcMap and I get raster values for RGB ranging from 213 to -69. What I should do to make this result more meaningful?

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You could square your differences, and then normalize them to the range from 0 to 1 by dividing with the largest occurring value. This can be done using the Raster Calculator, which is documented here: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//009z000000z7000000 .

Depending on what you want to do, you can then define a threshold with a meaning of "everything where my change value is below the threshold is unchanged, everything above is probably changed".

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  • What I am really stuck with is how to get 0 to 1 value, My I ask you which tool i can use in ARCMap 10.2?
    – Sona
    Dec 10, 2013 at 15:11
  • Try the Divide tool with your max as division value.
    – Martin
    Dec 10, 2013 at 15:40
  • Please more details or any one has a detailed tutorial about change detection using image differencing with detailed of how to calculate the areas of changes..
    – Sona
    Dec 10, 2013 at 18:26

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