Rangeland resources assessment with satellite imagery: An operational tool for national planning in Namibia

Geocarto International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Ganzin, Nicolas ^a   Coetzee, Marina ^b   Rothauge, Axel ^c   Fotsing, Jean Marie ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry Namibia   (Namibia)

^c Neudamm Agricultural College   (Namibia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE VALUATION; SATELLITES;

AVHRR; DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; MARKETING; NATIONAL PLANNING; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33746654161     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040508542353     Document Type: Article

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