Applicability of Earth Observation for Identifying Small-Scale Mining Footprints in a Wet Tropical Region

The unpredictable climate in wet tropical regions along with the spatial resolution limitations of some satellite imageries make detecting and mapping artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) challenging. The objective of this study was to test the utility of Pleiades and SPOT imagery with an object-b...

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Main Authors: Celso M. Isidro, Neil McIntyre, Alex M. Lechner, Ian Callow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/9/945