Remote Sensing Of Land Use & Land Cover: Principles & Applications (Hb) Hardcover

"Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover: Principles and Applications" addresses the need for a comprehensive resource that combines the theoretical foundations and practical applications of using remote sensing for land-cover analysis, mapping, and monitoring across different scales, from local to global. Featuring contributions from leading international scientists, this well-organized book offers a global viewpoint on the science, technologies, applications, and future directions of remote sensing in understanding land cover and land use. The book begins with an overview of essential concepts and the history of land-use and land-cover mapping, followed by a discussion on the connection between land cover and land use, and different land-cover classification systems. It then presents the most advanced methods and techniques for acquiring and preprocessing data, interpreting images, and assessing the accuracy of land-use and land-cover characterization and mapping. Through global case studies at continental and national levels, the book demonstrates real-world applications of land-cover analysis using various data sources, providing a deep understanding of land cover and its changes across different spatial, thematic, and temporal resolutions. Finally, it explores emerging areas in land-cover mapping and prediction. Recognizing the crucial role of accurate and timely land-cover data in global change research, this book emphasizes the need for improved land-use and land-cover change information at multiple scales. By synthesizing current knowledge in the field, it aims to promote more effective utilization of Earth observation data and technology for the assessment, monitoring, and management of land resources.