The analysis of landscape patterns of large areas based on high resolution satellite images will acquire

further information for decision-making. In this paper, the object-oriented approach is introduced into SPOT5 image

classification and, with this technique, a 1∶10000 land use map of the upper reaches of the Miyun Reservoir was

obtained. Then the landscape spatial pattern was analyzed quantitatively using the program of FRAGSTATS. The results

show that forest, shrub and grass cover more than 85% of the whole study area and, moreover, these main landscape

types are characterized by lower fragmentation and integrated structure which are beneficial to water resource

conservation. Though farmland, construction land and unutilized land only account for a small proportion, they

constitute the most important causes for the high fragmentation of the whole landscape. The improvement and

management of these types should be strengthened during the process of protecting vegetations.