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Remote Sensing of Land-Cover and Land-Use Dynamics

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Earth Observation of Global Change

Abstract

Land is changing at a rate never achieved before. This evolution needs to be documented by robust and repeatable figures. Earth Observation tools play a key-role in the production of regular estimates of the landscape changes. In this chapter, we discuss the utility of Remote Sensing data for producing information on land-cover and on land-cover/land-use changes. Basic guidelines in terms of legend, data acquisition, classification techniques and validation are explained. For illustrating global land-cover projects, the recent Global Land Cover 2000 project is described.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of Alcalá, Colegios 2, 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

    Emilio Chuvieco

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Mayaux, P., Eva, H., Brink, A., Achard, F., Belward, A. (2008). Remote Sensing of Land-Cover and Land-Use Dynamics. In: Chuvieco, E. (eds) Earth Observation of Global Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6358-9_5

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