Using community detection for spatial networks

This paper describes the use of graph analysis for spatial networks. The use of community detection algorithms for detecting communities- groups of similar objects within networks of land cover objects to determine the land use is evaluated. Land cover to land use transformation requires some knowledge to merge land cover objects. Community detection algorithms merge objects of the formed spatial network into communities. Community detection algorithms are efficient analysis tool for spatial graphs and can identify land use communities but with different characteristics, although spatial networks with topological relationships between objects can cause some problems.