Zmiany użytkowania ziemi w Narwiańskim Parku Narodowym i jego otulinie w latach 1987-2005

The aim of making the inventory is to describe the character and the scale of changes that occurred in the exploitation of land use within the boundaries of Narew National Park and its surrounding between 1987-2005. We made maps of land use in 1987 and 2005 based on cartographic materials, air photos, described data and statistics available. The research has been done for the area within the borders defi ned by the map of land use made for the year 1987 in Department of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Warsaw University. The map for the year 2005 has been made on the basis of the updated ortofotomap of Narw National Park and its surroundings. This maps was defi nited by legend elaborated by scientifi c staff under J. Kostrowicki from Polish Academy of Science at 1962 and still it is the best legend for and use maps at this scale.