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Land Use Modelling is the process of modelling the transformation of land use and land cover in time. The GeoDMS was initially developed to support land use modelling. The Land Use Scanner (Dutch: Ruimtescanner) is currently a prime example of land-use modelling and is extensively used in Dutch spatial planning. There is also a land-use scanner version for Germany which is being used by the Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR). Furthermore, a European land-use model is the LUISA model developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and Object Vision.
Related concepts: land use change dynamics, dynamic Land use/cover simulation, Land Use and Transport Interaction (LUTI).
In land use modelling claims at regional/national level are usually allocated to grid cells. Different allocation methods are in use.
Driving factors at the grid cell level influence possible transitions between different land use types. Accessibility is in many models an important driving factor.
