The index system of potential evaluation of land intensive use in metropolis is put forward.RS is the primary data source in this system.Based on this system,a quantitative evaluation model of land intensive use is founded,which regards the artificial neural network(ANN) method as the subject appraisal method.This model is applied to evaluate the potential of land intensive use in Shijiazhuang.According to the result,the extensive use is predominant in residential area and commercial area,and the moderate use is most in industrial area.Therefore,the level of Land Intensive Use of residential area and commercial area is lower,and the level of Land Intensive Use of industrial area is higher.