Remote Sensing Application in Forestry: Ranthambhore National Park, India - Softcover

Pareta, Kuldeep

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659554758 ISBN 13: 9783659554759

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The main purpose of this book is to present the detail remote sensing application in forestry with a special case study of Ranthambhore National Park, India. A short glance is presented on the fundamental of remote sensing, earth observation satellites and sensors, introduction to image interpretation & instruments, remote sensing application in natural resource management, agricultural, crop inventory, ecology, soil, hydrology, hydro-geomorphology, water resource management, petroleum, and disaster risk management. The comprehensive remote sensing application in forestry with spectral properties of vegetation, baseline data collection, forest cover mapping, land use land cover mapping, change detection techniques, afforestation & deforestation, habitat mapping & modelling, forest fire risk zonation, forest carbon management of Ranthambhore National Park are presented in the book. The concept on Microwave and LiDAR remote sensing for forestry are also described in brief. The book is useful for the instructors, research scholars and students of forestry, remote sensing, geographic information system, geography, and botany for the detail study in the field of forestry remote sensing.

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About the Author

Author has obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Geomorphology from Dr. H.S.G. University, Sagar (M.P.) INDIA. Presently, he is working as Head (RS/GIS/NRM) in Spatial Decisions, New Delhi, India. He has published 3 International Books, and over 53 Research Papers. He was conferred University Gold Medal in 2001 and M.P. Young Scientist Award in 2004.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659554758
• ISBN 13: 9783659554759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 444