The image of Nanchuan in 2000 was interpreted using a multi-extracting method combining supervised classification with non-supervised classification.Then based on the land use data in 1995,a land use change matrix for 1995-2000 was worked out using a classification comparison method.The results showed that the area of land used for agriculture,residential settlements and industry and mining was increasing,however the area of woodlands,and grasslands was decreasing.The driving forces of the change were mainly acceleration of urbanization and economy development,adjustment of industrial structure,rapid growth of population and change in patterns of consumption.