Land Cover Change Assessment In East Africa Countries
Abstract
The object of the assessment of land cover and land cover change was to provide Environmental Country Profiles (Cotonou Agreement) in East Africa countries by statistically relevant sampling scheme, Area Frame Sampling. In particular the task aims at estimation of land cover area statistics, computation of land cover changes and documentation of land cover changes processes. Thematically, the developed product allows assessment of croplands extension, natural vegetation cover loss or re-growth, land degradation as input for land degradation model and derived indicators such as anthropogenic impact from natural to managed land.
- Publication:
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ESA Living Planet Symposium
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013ESASP.722E.259T