Examining the reliability of survey data with remote sensing and geographic information systems to improve deforestation modeling

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-205

  Caviglia Harris, Jill L ^a   Harris, Daniel W ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Deforestation; GIS; Land use change; Satellite remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ERROR CORRECTION; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645807186     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 0048749X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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