Land Cover Mapping in Data Scarce Environments: Challenges and Opportunities

Land Cover Mapping in Data Scarce Environments: Challenges and Opportunities

Land cover maps are a critical component to make informed policy, development, planning, and resource management decisions. However, technical, capacity, and institutional challenges inhibit the creation of consistent and relevant land cover maps for use in developing regions. Many developing region...

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Main Authors: David Saah, Karis Tenneson, Mir Matin, Kabir Uddin, Peter Cutter, Ate Poortinga, Quyen H. Nguyen, Matthew Patterson, Gary Johnson, Kel Markert, Africa Flores, Eric Anderson, Amanda Weigel, Walter L. Ellenberg, Radhika Bhargava, Aekkapol Aekakkararungroj, Biplov Bhandari, Nishanta Khanal, Ian W. Housman, Peter Potapov, Alexandra Tyukavina, Paul Maus, David Ganz, Nicholas Clinton, Farrukh Chishtie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
land cover/land use
GIS
remote sensing
Lower Mekong region
Hindu Kush region
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00150/full

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