The main means of information support for monitoring of forest cover can include data from
surveys from spacecraft. Ground surveys require a lot of time and financial costs, and with the help of remote study data,
valuable data can be determined and it does not take much time. Satellite data are aimed at monitoring anthropogenic and
natural processes occurring in significant areas with low and medium speed, and at large-scale shooting -to demonstrate
reverse processes (deforestation, forest fires, reduction of water bodies). The NDVI index is the most frequently used
index for solving problems using quantitative assessment of vegetation cover.
The paper uses the results of a study of the dynamics of the vegetation index NDVI (Normalized Difference
Vegetation Index) for identification and mapping of terrestrial plants using Landsat 8 satellite data on the territory of the
Aktobe region. In the period from 2013 to 2021, the seasonal dynamics of NDVI of various plant species was taken and
analyzed in the study area. When analyzing the images compared with the values of the survey indices in August 2013
and August 2021, low values of the NDVI index for plant objects were revealed. It has been suggested that these low
values are associated with anthropogenic activity in recent years.