Open-source mapping and services for Web-based land-cover validation

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-16

  Bastin, L ^a,b   Buchanan, G ^c   Beresford, A ^c   Pekel, J F ^b   Dubois, G ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation monitoring; Habitat; Land cover change; Open standards; Protected areas; Web Map Services

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT TYPE; LAND COVER; MAPPING METHOD; NDVI; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER;

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EID: 84875275132     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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