An Integrated Forest Monitoring System for Central Africa

Start Date: 
01/01/2000
End Date: 
01/01/2003
Project Call: 
Earth Observing System
Science Theme: 
Detection and Monitoring of LCLUC
Observations and Data
Regional Initiative: 
Central African Regional Program for the Environment
Region: 
Africa
Central Africa
Solicitation: 
LCLUC-99
Distribution of Project Team Members Institutions
marker Principal Investigator   marker Co-Investigator   marker Collaborator   marker Postdoc Researcher   marker Graduate Student Researcher   marker Other
Team members: 
Person Name Person role on project Affiliation
Nadine Laporte Principal Investigator The Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, United States


Abstract: 

Develop methods to map Central Africa forest types, and biomass using a multi-sensor multiscale approach (AVHRR, MODIS, JERS, ERS) ! Develop validation protocols for regional land cover products (Field, Video, Ikonos, Landsat) ! Reinforce collaboration between National Forest Services, ecologists and conservationists to develop an operational forest monitoring system

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