Monitoring of an Andean rainforest environment with remote sensing

While the Tropical Andes are considered as the hotspot of biodiversity, in terms of endemic species, Ecuador is subject to South Americas second highest deforestation rate. The need for retaliatory action calls for cost-effective monitoring of land use changes in extensive and often inaccessible are...

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Published in2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium pp. 2519 - 2522
Main Authors Goerner, A., Gloaguen, R., Makeschin, F.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2007
Subjects
Biodiversity
Degradation
Ecosystems
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Remote monitoring
Remote sensing
Roads
Satellites
Soil
Vegetation mapping
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Summary:While the Tropical Andes are considered as the hotspot of biodiversity, in terms of endemic species, Ecuador is subject to South Americas second highest deforestation rate. The need for retaliatory action calls for cost-effective monitoring of land use changes in extensive and often inaccessible areas. We present a change-detection method designed for the requirements of a tropical mountain rainforest ecosystem and investigate, how the spatial distribution of deforestation links to infrastructure.
ISBN:9781424412112
1424412110
ISSN:2153-6996
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423356