Functional mapping of green spaces in the Bălți urban ecosystem

Abstract

People have recently acknowledged the vital value of green spaces, since the climate changes have become more and more obvious. One of the indicators that determine the quality of life of people in urban areas is the presence of green spaces. With the reduction of their area and quality, the quality of people’s lives gradually worsens. Therefore, there is a need to study in detail the current state of green spaces in the urban zones and to increase their area in terms of quantity, but also of the services provided by them in terms of quality. Data on the current status (location, area) can be provided by mapping. With the help of remote sensing data and OpenStreetMap data, the functions of green spaces of the general use category in Bălți urban ecosystems were identified. The quality of the results obtained depends directly on the quality of the data placed on OpenStreetMap. As a result, four parks and two squares were identified.