Forest cover mapping in post-Soviet Central Asia using multi-resolution remote sensing imagery

Abstract Despite rapid advances and large-scale initiatives in forest mapping, reliable cross-border information about the status of forest resources in Central Asian countries is lacking. We produced consistent Central Asia forest cover (CAFC) maps based on a cost-efficient approach using multi-res...

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Main Authors: He Yin, Asia Khamzina, Dirk Pflugmacher, Christopher Martius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01582-x