Tropical forest resource assessment and monitoring
2002
Roy, P.S. | Dutt, C.B.S. | Joshi, P.K. (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (NRSA), Dehradun (India))
Forest is a major resource and plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance and environmental setup. Over utilization of forest resource has resulted in its depletion. The changes in tropical forest cover are matter of global concern due to its ability of promoting role in carbon cycle. This renewable resource continues to decrease at accelerated rate. Accurate and timely information regular interval on the distribution of natural resources on earth is of top priority for understanding dynamics of the human induced land cover/land use accelerated changes. This information can be further utilized in understanding biophysical agricultural practices. Aerospace technology is a potential means of collecting information about natural resources including forests at any desired time. The technology is considered important to revise or update available information. The present paper addresses the status of tropical forest and requirements for its monitoring and assessment. It discusses the potential of the remote sensing technology for managing the forests, in general and sustaining the pace of development in this technology. It focuses the technology trends and techniques for tropical forest assessment at different scale and levels.
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