Detecting and quantifying land cover and land use change in eastern mau by remote sensing

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 35, Issue , 2004, Pages 405-409

  Kundu, P M ^a   China, S S ^a   Chemelil, M C ^a   Onyando, J O ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Air photo interpretation; Catchment; Landsat; Remote sensing; SPOT

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LAND USE; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; SURVEYS; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AIR PHOTO INTERPRETATION; LAND FRAGMENTATIONS; LAND-COVER/LAND-USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SPOT;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 69549128457     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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