Remote sensing and Geographic Information System in Forestry

Girish B Shahapurmath, A. G. Koppad

 
9789388020695: Remote sensing and Geographic Information System in Forestry

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Romote sensing and GIS are complementary technologies that, when combined, enable improved monitoring, mapping, and management of forest resources. The information that supports forest management is stored primarily in the form of forest inventory databases within a GIS environment. A key development in remote sensing has been the increased availability of high-spatial and high-spectral-resolution remotely sensed data from a wide range of sensors and platforms including photographic and digital cameras, video capture, and airborne and space borne multispectral sensors. Hyper spectral imagery promises to provide improved discrimination of forest cover and physiological attributes. Radar application are being developed that penetrate the forest canopy to reveal characteristics of the forest floor.

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