Various factors such as the rate of population increase, urban sprawl etc. pose the challenge to the urban environment of cities. These change forces policy makers to plan the city in accordance. High resolution satellite data provides a tool by which these changes can be managed and planned for broad expansion of urban environments. The increased spatial accuracy and frequent revisit periods allows planners to construct action scenarios and compile accurate database of spatial environments. The fundamental data required by urban planners and policy makers is accurate information on current landuse practices in a city or town and how it changes over the past for carrying out various urban planning, planning alternatives and management activities. Satellite-based remote sensing holds certain advantages in monitoring the dynamics of urban land use because of the large spatial coverage for mapping applications, more frequent revisit periods and wide availability