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Rediscovering bamboo: remote sensing and geographic information systems perspective

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Title Rediscovering bamboo: remote sensing and geographic
information systems perspective
 
Creator Kumar, A
 
Subject Remote Sensing and Mapping
 
Description Abstract. Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) are widely applied
in forest mapping to obtain high quality and quantity data. The launch of RS satellites
heralded a new beginning in natural resource survey and management. Soon the technique
was adopted for mapping the distribution of individual species, such as bamboo. Recognizing
the importance of bamboo to livelihoods in rural areas, forest ecosystems, and the economy,
this work highlights the importance of RS and GIS in the mapping of bamboo-bearing areas
through satellite imagery. The work also analyzes the applicability of RS/GIS to better
management and conservation of bamboo resources. Mapping bamboo requires improvement
in the traditional classification scheme and thorough ground truthing. Successful
classification of the imagery would provide data on the current status of bamboo and assist in
modeling future scenarios. In a GIS environment, action plans can be generated for effective
bamboo resource planning. Over all, since RS and GIS have tremendous ability to remotely
identify and classify bamboo, the methods should be put to better use to utilize the potential
offered.
 
Date 2008
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ihbt.csircentral.net/909/1/Rediscovering_Bamboo_AmitKumar.pdf
Kumar, A (2008) Rediscovering bamboo: remote sensing and geographic information systems perspective. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2. pp. 1-8.
 
Relation http://ihbt.csircentral.net/909/