Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation

• Tác giả: Frédéric Achard, Matthew C Hansen
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: b13040
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (354 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 239960
• Chủ đề: 1. Conservation of the environment; 2. Environmental science, engineering & technology; 3. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing

Tóm tắt

Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use changes. Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of monitoring methods and shows how state-of-art technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced policies.