INTRODUCTION
Remote sensing can be applied to many fields like plant sciences, Earth sciences, hydrospheric sciences, and observing land use/land cover. In deciding which of the four fields that is the most pivotal, when they are all somewhat equal in their necessity of understanding, it would have to be the observation of land use and land cover. Aside from the weather being one of the most desirable items for remote sensors and people to observe, it it more fitting to observe human activity and the land under domain. The weather only becomes an issue after humans have established themselves on some part of the land. If humans are not in the area, then the desire to know the weather becomes somewhat insignificant. Also, observing the land itself may prove useful for future human development. On the application of remote sensing abilities to observing land use and land cover, it is important to understand what the sensors are observing. Land cover is all the naturally occurring materials on the ground, where land use is all about humanity's handling of the ground.[1] In order to make sure that the remotely sensed data is useful for multiple applications is to create a classification scheme that is able to differentiate buildings, crops, water, wetlands, etc.[2] The information that can be obtained from the remote sensors that are observing land use and land cover are the establishment of a baseline map to observes changes over time.[3] The obtained information can be used for the understanding long term changes, natural resources management, wildlife habitat protection, urban expansion, logistics planning, damage delineation, legal boundaries, baseline information, and target detection.[4] The the main purposes ...
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Landscape fragmentation contributes to loss of migratory corridors, loss of connectivity and natural communities, which all lead to a loss of biodiversity for a region. Conservation of biodiversity must include all levels of diversity: genetic, species, community, and landscape (CNHP 1995). Each complex level is dependent upon and linked to the other levels. In addition, humans are linked to all levels of this hierarchy. A healthy natural and human environment go hand in hand (CNHP 1995). An important step in conservation planning, in order to guarantee both a healthy natural environment as well as a healthy human environment, is recognizing the most endangered elements.
In my opinion I would rather go to Scifi land because one I would rather ride on rides than be in Alaska . Also, I could have buy a lot of treats at a amusement park rather than a cold climate. Finally, it would be a lot more fun to be where it is warmer rather than to be where it is cold.
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Dry lands is a previous stage into what can develop the atrocity of desertification. These plains of ground lack moisture. These areas lose it either to evaporation or by transpiration of plants. Generally the land that is considered dry lands is still used by primitive technologies within herding and farming. This weak land is put on even l...
The introduction of cattle ranching industries in the 1960s set the forefront for current Brazilian rainforest deforestation figures. During this time, development subsidy programs encouraged Brazilians to clear rainforest for pastureland and invest in new cattle ranches (Pancheco). Over the last 40 years, Brazil has destroyed 700,00 square kilometers of rainforest, an area about the size of Texas (BBC) (Enchanted Lear...
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The graph shows the results that were expected from the land use questionnaire. In the tables, the trend in the graphs show the total’s and average’s over 147 years.
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Agriculture is the science of farming, cultivating land, breeding, feeding and other products. GIS has proven to play a huge role in Agriculture as it has increased the production and reduced cost for farmers worldwide. GIS has enabled farmers to examine, measure and monitor many conditions on there farm which makes it quite powerful. An example of the use of GIS in Agriculture is in an article named More Crop per Drop, this article describes that during the late 1990s professor Wim Bastiaanssen developed and algorithm to display the surface energy balance which would help calculate the crop water consumption. This would allow farmers to determine the precise amount of water needed to sustain a healthy plant life in any part of the world
The study area consisted of Latah and Benewoh in Idaho, USA. The research used a total of 105 sites to collect data; ranking the areas from lowest to highest elevation. The methods implemented in this research consisted of wetland sampling, mail survey and habitat modelling. The combined results allowed for better insight for the conservation of these species. The first section of the experiment consist...
One of the reasons for loss in biodiversity is alteration of habitats. A habitat is the natural environment in which a species of living organism lives. If the habitat of a species is changed, it will cause the species to die or migrate to other places where it can find its natural habitat. There are many ways in which the habitat of plants and animals can be altered. One of them is land use changes. Since the beginning of human life, human beings have been changing land use for farming. Large areas of forests have been cleared by humans to increase the area of farming to satisfy their growing needs. Many biodiversity-rich landscape characteristics have been lost due to intensive farming (Young, Richards, Fischer, Halada, Kull, Kuzniar, Tartes, Uzunov & Watt, 2007). For example, traditional farming was replaced by private farms in Europe after the First World War causing an immense change in land use patterns. Another major proble...