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Near Real Time Detection of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Using MODIS Imagery

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dc.contributor.author Shimabukuro, Yosio E.
dc.contributor.author Duarte, Valdete
dc.contributor.author Anderson, Liana O.
dc.contributor.author Valeriano, Dalton M.
dc.contributor.author Arai, Egídio
dc.contributor.author de Freitas, Ramon M.
dc.contributor.author Rudorff, Bernardo F. T.
dc.contributor.author Moreira, Maurício A.
dc.date.accessioned 2010-11-29T20:54:24Z
dc.date.available 2010-11-29T20:54:24Z
dc.date.issued 2006 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6611
dc.description.abstract "The objective of this paper is to provide near real time information about deforestation detection (DETER) in the entire Brazilian Amazon using MODIS high temporal resolution images. It is part of the operational deforestation monitoring project to estimate the annual deforestation rate in the Brazilian Amazon (PRODES). A rapid deforestation detection method was designed to support land use policies in this region. In order to evaluate the proposed method a test site was selected covering a Landsat ETM+ scene (227/68) located in Mato Grosso State. For this purpose a multitemporal series of MODIS surface reflectance images (MOD09) and the corresponding ETM+ images from June to October 2002 were analyzed. It was found that small deforested areas (lower than 15 ha) were detected by MODIS images with lower accuracy when compared with ETM+ images. As the deforested areas increase MODIS and ETM+ results tend to converge. This procedure showed to be adequate to operationally detect and monitor deforested areas and has been used since 2004 as part of a government plan to control the Amazon deforestation." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject deforestation en_US
dc.subject Amazon River region en_US
dc.subject technology en_US
dc.title Near Real Time Detection of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Using MODIS Imagery en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region South America en_US
dc.coverage.country Brazil en_US
dc.subject.sector Forestry en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Ambiente e Água en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 1 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 37-47 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 1 en_US


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