Abstract: In this study,satellite images of the Pearl River Delta in 2003 and 2007 were used as data sources and combined with parts of outside survey data.The model and method were used for the land use change analysis of the Pearl River Delta.The results show that in 2007 the primary land types in Pearl River Delta were forest land and agricultural land.Between 2003 and 2007,land type transformation among forest land,agricultural land and other land occurred including forest land,agricultural land and other land used for building land and forest land and other land for shrub land,which shows obvious regional difference.

Key words: RS, GIS, land use, dynamic changes, the Pearl River Delta