Remote sensing of global croplands for food security

• Main Author: Thenkabail, Prasad Srinivasa
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2009; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Remote Sensing Appliations Series
• Subjects: Agriculture; Agriculture > Security measures; Artificial satellites in agriculture; Crops; Crops > Remote sensing; Food supply; Food supply > Security measures; Irrigation farming; Irrigation farming > Remote sensing; Remote sensing; Security measures; Land Cover Class; Spot Vegetation; Data Set; Energy Balance; Fallow Cropland; National Agricultural Statistics Service; FAO Data; NDVI Cycle; Spot VGT; Land Cover Type; NBS Data; Cropland Areas; Da Ta; Rechna Doab; Cropland Mapping; Remote Sensing; Pe Rc; Land Cover; Data; USGS; MODIS Data; Irrigated Areas; Mapping Irrigated Area; United Nations Joint Logistics Centre; Groundtruth Data
• ISBN: 1420090097; 9781420090093
• DOI: 10.1201/9781420090109

A complete review of practical mapping technologies based on advanced remote sensing data and methods, this book provides approaches for estimating irrigated and rainfed cropland areas and their water use on a national, continental, or global basis. It offers case studies from a variety of continents highlighting the subtle requirements of each. In a very practical way it demonstrates the experience, utility, and models for determining water resources used and resulting yields of irrigated and rainfed croplands. The editors have collected the experience, methods, models, and results that show the way forward and help in decision-making on water resources and food security.