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1. 1. Tracing mangrove forest dynamics of Bangladesh using historical Landsat data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Md Monirul Islam; [2017]
   Keywords : Bangladesh; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Landsat; mangroves; change detection; time-series; NDVI; supervised classification; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Present, accurate, and reliable estimation of mangrove forests in Bangladesh is limited. Former estimation of mangroves extent and density has been more or less restricted to Sundarbans and do not represent the whole country. READ MORE

3. 2. Land use/ land cover change detection and quantification : a case study in eastern Sudan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Yasar Arfat; [2010]
   Keywords : geography; physical geography; land use land cover changes; landsat MSS; TM and ETM ; Sudan; Gadarif; remote sensing; ISODATA; maximum likelihood classifier; post classification change detection; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Remote sensing with high temporal resolution images has become a very strong tool for monitoring the Land use/Land cover (LULC) changes. Sudan has long been experiencing intense LULC changes. These LULC changes have resulted in widespread land degradation. READ MORE

4. 3. An assessment of lake extent Changes Using four sets of satellite imagery from the Terra Look database: a case study of Lake Chad, Africa

   University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

   Author : Nelson Eyeni Sambi Ebenki; [2010]
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   Abstract : Lake Chad is located in Central Africa. This lake is shared by four countries namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. The total population of the five urban areas that make up the Lake Chad drainage basin in 1991 was about 22 million inhabitants, with an average density of 22 persons/ km2. READ MORE

5. 4. Identifying Land Use Changes and It's Socio-Economic Impacts : A Case Study of Chacoria Sundarban in Bangladesh

   University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Khalid Bin Musa; [2008]
   Keywords : Landuse Change; Remotely Sensed Data; Aerial Photographs; Satellite Imageries; Landsat MSS; Landsat TM; Landsat ETM; Supervised Classification; Maximum Likelihood MAXLIKE ;

   Abstract : Human intervention and natural phenomenon cause change in land use day by day. Availability of accurate land use information is essential for many applications like natural resource management, planning and monitoring programs. READ MORE

6. 5. Land Cover Change in the Okavango River Basin : Historical changes during the Angolan civil war, contributing causes and effects on water quality

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Jafet Andersson; [2006]
   Keywords : Okavango; land cover change; Angolan civil war; unsupervised classification; Normalised Difference Vegetation Index NDVI ; binary change; degree of change; water quality; agriculture;

   Abstract : The Okavango river flows from southern Angola, through the Kavango region of Namibia and into the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The recent peace in Angola hopefully marks the end of the intense suffering that the peoples of the river basin have endured, and the beginning of sustainable decision-making in the area. READ MORE