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Applications of satellite image processing to the analysis of Amazonian cultural ecologyThis paper examines the application of satellite image processing towards identifying and comparing resource exploitation among indigenous Amazonian peoples. The use of statistical and heuristic procedures for developing land cover/land use classifications from Thematic Mapper satellite imagery will be discussed along with actual results from studies of relatively small (100 - 200 people) settlements. Preliminary research indicates that analysis of satellite imagery holds great potential for measuring agricultural intensification, comparing rates of tropical deforestation, and detecting changes in resource utilization patterns over time.
Document ID
19940004469
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Behrens, Clifford A.
(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Stennis Space Center, Applications of Space-Age Technology in Anthropology
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
94N71224
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF BNS-88-12823
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF BNS-89-11090
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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