biostudies-literatureUnknown15(1)Romanczukiewicz KThis study describes the results of research work on the long-term analysis of land cover changes caused by mining activities in the Strzelin quarries between 1884 and 2023. The primary aim of this study was to analyse long-term landscape changes resulting from granite and gneiss extraction, using a land cover classification adapted to mining conditions. To achieve this, a methodological framework was developed that combines historical cartographic sources with geospatial data, enabling a reconstruction of post-mining land transformations. The framework incorporated rarely utilized historical maps such as 19th-century Messtischblatt maps, with spatial datasets including orthophotos and geospatial databases. The methodology is based on georeferencing and manual vectorisation of open-access Scientific reports29980https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12357872biostudies-literatureLong-term analysis of land cover changes resulting from mining activities: Strzelin case study (S-W Poland).PMC12357872Romanczukiewicz KGorniak-Zimroz JfalseLong-term analysis of land cover changes resulting from mining activities: Strzelin case study (S-W Poland).This study describes the results of research work on the long-term analysis of land cover changes caused by mining activities in the Strzelin quarries between 1884 and 2023. The primary aim of this study was to analyse long-term landscape changes resulting from granite and gneiss extraction, using a land cover classification adapted to mining conditions. To achieve this, a methodological framework was developed that combines historical cartographic sources with geospatial data, enabling a reconstruction of post-mining land transformations. The framework incorporated rarely utilized historical maps such as 19th-century Messtischblatt maps, with spatial datasets including orthophotos and geospatial databases. The methodology is based on georeferencing and manual vectorisation of open-access 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-05-04T11:56:11.554Z2026-04-07T20:27:16.517ZS-EPMC123578724081914410.1038/s41598-025-15881-1