[general]
name=Urban Growth Predictor
qgisMinimumVersion=3.0
qgisMaximumVersion=4.99
description=Predicts future urban growth, traffic-density pressure, population density, nighttime activity (economic proxy), heat-risk, green-space-loss, and urban land-use-transition indicators from AOI-only Earth Engine trend data in QGIS 3.x and 4.x.
version=1.0.0
author=Valentine Adolsum Anaba
email=valentine.anaba@gmail.com
about=Urban Growth Predictor uses Google Earth Engine datasets and a spatial allocation model to forecast urban indicators from only an area of interest, a future year, and the desired urban indicator. It creates styled raster outputs and can optionally create polygon vector outputs with class/value attributes and XLSX/CSV trend reports. It reuses the Environmental Assessment Studio Earth Engine dependency and project settings when available.
category=Analysis
icon=icon.svg
experimental=False
deprecated=False
hasProcessingProvider=no
homepage=https://github.com/adolsum/Urban-Growth-Predictor/tree/main/QGIS/qgis_urban_growth_predictor
repository=https://github.com/adolsum/Urban-Growth-Predictor
tracker=https://github.com/adolsum/Urban-Growth-Predictor/issues
license=GPL-2.0-or-later
tags=urban growth,urban prediction,urban expansion,urban sprawl,built-up surface,population density,traffic density,nighttime activity,land use transition,earth engine,google earth engine,global human settlement layer,GHSL,QGIS,QGIS3,QGIS4
