Measuring deforestation using remote sensing and its implication for ...

Remote sensing for biodiversity science and conservation

By further coupling the species–area relationship and remotely sensed deforestation rates, researchers have projected the impacts of a variety of conservation ...

Deforestation and Forest Loss - Our World in Data

Forest loss measures the net change in forest cover: the loss in forests due to deforestation plus any increase in forest through afforestation or natural ...

Measurement and Monitoring of Forests in Climate Policy Design ...

Remote sensing technology from the vantage point of instruments on satellites and aircraft is available to potentially provide the quality of data needed to ...

[Forest-list] 2014-06-29 NRMI: This Issue: Measuring and Monitoring ...

... of Applied Remote Sensing 3, 033543. 24 p. Baldauf, Thomas et al. 2009. *Case Studies on Measuring and Assessing Forest Degradation - Monitoring ...

Remotely Incorrect? Accounting for Nonclassical Measurement Error ...

Here, we detail the econometric implications of these errors when analyzing the determinants of binary measures of deforestation or forest cover. We then ...

What is Remote Sensing? Definition and FAQs | HEAVY.AI

Remote sensing is the science of acquiring information about an object or phenomenon by measuring emitted and reflected radiation.

A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate ...

The use of in situ sources of monitoring data as ground-truthed training data for remotely sensed data can boost forest monitoring by increasing the spatial and ...

Integrating forest structural diversity measurement into ecological ...

Previously, the use of many remote sensing tools and associated data products have been restricted to only the most resource-rich or tech-savvy ...

Forest Cover Change Detection Using Remote Sensing and Ground ...

The main findings of the research are; the remote sensing and GIS gives similar information about land cover when compared with ground measurements as a ...

2. Monitoring the areal extent of deforestation and forest degradation

There is a wide range of available remote sensing data (Table 2). Imagery from optical sensors (so-called. 'passive sensors' whose images essentially correspond.

Near Real-Time Monitoring: A crucial tool to tackle deforestation

They use data from satellites, drones, and ground sensors to detect changes in forest cover, such as illegal logging, clear-cutting, or fires as ...

The Use of LiDAR Remote Sensing in Measuring Forest Carbon ...

This paper will discuss the role of lidar remote sensing in estimating forest biomass, provide information on the instrument itself, as well as highlight recent ...

Measuring Tropical Deforestation: Development of the Methods

References · Aldhous, P. (1993). · Belward, A.S. (1991). Remote sensing for vegetation monitoring on regional and global scales. · Brown, S. & Lugo, A.E. ...

Mapping tropical forest functional variation at satellite remote ...

The ability to conduct this type of analysis using remote sensing measurements at 30 m resolution suggests that our method can be applied to ...

Integrating remote-sensing and ground-based observations for ...

Remote sensing can therefore play a significant role in assessing the impact of forest ... from deforestation and forest degradation, the assessment of ...

Tracking the world's forests from space - ESA Earth Online

Earth observation data disseminated by ESA are supporting efforts to reduce deforestation by increasing transparency and accountability, as well ...

Satellite monitoring of the world's forests: A review

This article assesses the potential of current remote sensing approaches and technologies for answering emerging needs in the field of forest assessment.

REMOTE SENSING OF FORESTS

The compendium consists of three main parts: Forest. Inventory, Remote Sensing of Forests, and Forest Planning. It is intended to be used as literature in the ...

Remote sensing in forestry - Canada.ca

Canadian Forest Service scientists have a long history of pioneering research in the use of remote sensing technologies to gather forest information.

ARSET - Forest Mapping and Monitoring with SAR Data

Remote sensing data are integral to data collection for these metrics, however, the use of optical remote sensing for monitoring forest health ...