Spatial data infrastructures for the Amazon: A first step towards a global forest information system

Earth Science Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 189-192

  Fonseca, Frederico ^a   Davis Jr , Clodoveu A ^b   Câmara, Gilberto ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 72549119533     PISSN: 18650473     EISSN: 18650481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12145-009-0040-9     Document Type: Editorial

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