Year: 2012
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Forestry can be simply explained as the science and technology linked with tree resources or forests. According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 (FRA 2010), “the world’s total forest area was just over 4 billion hectares, corresponding to 31 percent of the total land area or average of 0.6 ha per capita”. Forest as one of the most important resources on this planet plays a pivotal role in the progress of human civilizations. Forestry studies have always been the hot topic since the naissance of this discipline. With the advent of satellite remote sensing, the forestry studies have made the unprecedented development. This introductory review is intended to introduce the basics of remote sensing in forestry studies, summarize the recent development, and elucidate several typical applications in this area.
Source: InTech eBooks
DOI: 10.5772/32995
Authors: Kai Wang, Wei-Ning Xiang, Xulin Guo, Jianjun Liu
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W1543530687