Remote sensing, GIS and chemical analysis for assessment of environmental impacts on rising of groundwater around Kima Company, Aswan, Egypt

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Table 2 Change detection of land cover classes (km²) monitored in the 2007–2017 periods in the study area

Years	Area/km² (2007)	Area/km² (2013)	Area/km² (2017)	2007/2013 changes	2013/2017 changes	2007/2017 changes
Land cover classes	Area/km² (2007)	Area/km² (2013)	Area/km² (2017)	2007/2013 changes	2013/2017 changes	2007/2017 changes
Water bodies	0.09	0.34	0.37	0.06 (decrease) 0.32 (increase)	0.06 (decrease) 0.09 (increase)	0.06 (decrease) 0.34 (increase)
Urban	2.73	5.65	5.71	0.00 (decrease) 2.92 (increase)	0.00 (decrease) 0.05 (increase)	0.00 (decrease) 2.97 (increase)
Agriculture	0.67	0.80	0.77	0.46 (decrease) 0.59 (increase)	0.49 (decrease) 0.06 (increase)	0.48 (decrease) 0.57 (increase)