Remote sensing in the Forest Service: the biennial conference on remote sensing and GIS in natural resource management--an historical overview

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry D. Greer
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Biennial Conference

Satellite Remote Sensing and the Management of Natural Resources

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Pettorelli
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Satellite Data ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Postgraduate Students

This book intends to familiarise prospective users in the environmental community with satellite remote sensing technology and its applications, introducing terminology and principles behind satellite remote sensing data and analyses. It provides a detailed overview of the possible applications of satellite data in natural resource management, demonstrating how ecological knowledge and satellite-based information can be effectively combined to address a wide array of current natural resource management needs. Topics considered include the use of satellite data to monitor the various dimensions of biodiversity; the use of this technology to track pressures on biodiversity such as invasive species, pollution, and illegal fishing; the utility of satellite remote sensing to inform the management of protected areas, translocation, and habitat restoration; and the contribution of satellite remote sensing towards the monitoring of ecosystem services and wellbeing. The intended audience is ecologists and environmental scientists; the book is targeted as a handbook and is therefore also suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in the biological and ecological sciences, as well as policy makers and specialists in the fields of conservation biology, biodiversity monitoring, and natural resource management. The book assumes no prior technical knowledge of satellite remote sensing systems and products. It is written so as to generate interest in the ecological, environmental management, and remote sensing communities, highlighting issues associated with the emergence of truly synergistic approaches between these disciplines.

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