About the Book: Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Sysem in Forestry
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.
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