TY - BOOK ID - 48353 TI - Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation AU - Achard, Frederic AU - Hansen, Matthew C. PY - 2013 SN - 9781466552029 DB - DOAB KW - Forestry KW - Ecology - Environment Studies KW - ENVIRO KW - AGRICULTURE KW - SCI-TECH KW - ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE KW - STM KW - cover KW - data KW - inventory KW - land KW - landsat KW - loss KW - remote KW - resolution KW - sensing KW - spatial UR - https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:48353 AB - Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use changes. Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of monitoring methods and shows how state-of-art technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced policies. ER -