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Two machine learning (ML) algorithms, support vector machine (SVM) and random forest (RF), are used to assess image classification and identify how different types and LC changes in selected years 2017, 2019, and 2023 affect the pattern of LST. The results show that several decisions made during the last decade, such as the construction of new urban fabrics and roads, caused the increase in LST. The LC change evaluation, based on the RF classification algorithm, achieved overall accuracies of 93.2% in 2017, 89.6% in 2019, and 91.5% in 2023, outperforming SVM by 0.8% in 2017 and 4.3% in 2023. 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