Essays about: "Landsat MSS data"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Landsat MSS data.

  1. 6. Different GIS and remote sensing techniques for detection of changes in vegetation cover : a MFS study in the Nam Ngum and Nam Lik catchment areas in the Lao PDR

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Kristin Andersson; Jenny Carlstedt; [1998]
    Keywords : remote sensing techniques; GIS; geography; physical geography; vegetation cover; Nam Ngum; Nam Lik; Lao PDR; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a small landlocked country in South-East Asia, where virgin forest still covers almost 47 % of the country’s total area (1991). Logging offers the potential to improve the economy of the Lao PDR. READ MORE

  3. 7. Forest damage assessment in the Black Triangle area using landsat TM, MSS and forest inventory data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sören Mathias Hese; [1995]
    Keywords : Landsat TM; Black Triangle area; forest damage assessments; geography; physical geography; Landsat MSS; forest inventory data; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The main objective of this work was the evaluation of TM (Thematic Mapper) and MSS (Multi Spectral Scanner) data of Landsat 1 and 5 for a large scale forest damage assessment in the black triangle region. The area covers the Krusne Hory and neighboring mountain areas (border area of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. READ MORE

  4. 8. Assessing salinization, sand encroachment and expanding urban areas in the Nile Valley using Landsat MSS data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sara Brogaard; Helén Falkenström; [1995]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; salinization; sand encroachment; Nile Valley; Landsat MSS data; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Jordförstöring och utbredning av urbana områden är allvarliga hot mot Egyptens jordbruk och ekonomi, samt försvårar försörjningen av den snabbt växande befolkningen. Landsat MSS bilder från tre år; 1972, 1986 och 1992, har använts för att studera försaltning, försandning och urbanisering i Nildalen, mellersta Egypten. READ MORE