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200			_aForest monitoring and remote sensing _bRecurso eletrónico _ea survey of accomplishments and opportunities for the future _fD. J. Peterson... [et al.] _gprepared for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
210			_aSanta Monica _cRAND _d1999
215			_a1 CD-ROM _d12 cm
225			_aRAND Monograph Report _vMR-1111.0-OSTP
300			_aFicheiro de 660 Kb em formato pdf (99 p.). Disponível também em: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2005/MR1111.0.pdfAcedido em 26 ed Abril de 2007.
330			_aPreface. Contents. Tables. Figures. Summary. Study objectives. Findings. Recommendations. Acknowledgments. List of abbreviations. Chapter 1 - Introduction. Statement of issue. Approach. Definitions. Overview of report. Chapter 2 - The forest monitoring policy environment. Forest resources of the United States. Management objectives of forest monitoring. Legislative and policy drivers of forest monitoring. Criticisms of US forest monitoring efforts. Chapter 3 - Current monitoring programs and practice. Monitoring programs. Shortcomings in existing monitoring capabilities. Observations. Chapter 4 - Use of remote sensing in forest monitoring. Remote sensing technologies for forest monitoring. Remote sensing platforms. Examples of the integration of remote sensing in forestry. Integration of satellite imagery is limited. Barriers to remote sensing integration. Observations. Forest monitoring and remote sensing: contents. Chapter 5 - Opportunities for integration. Short term (1999-2000): enhancing FIA. Medium term (2000-2003): monitoring for ecosystem management and sustainable forestry. Long term (2008-beyond): monitoring for climate change. Institutional issues related to integration. Appendix A - Specifications of remote sensing satellites and sensors with potential forestry applications. Appendix B - Forest monitoring and remote sensing in Brazil. Background. Forest assessment. Fire detection and monitoring. Large-scale biosphere atmosphere project. Observations. Appendix C - Forest monitoring in Canada. Background. Legislative and policy drivers of forest monitoring. “In situ” monitoring and inventory practices. Criteria and indicators development. Remote sensing applications. References.
606			_aPREVENÇÃO DE FOGO FLORESTAL _9343266
606			_aTECNOLOGIA _9234237
606			_aESTADOS UNIDOS _9334103
710			_aESTADOS UNIDOS _bRAND. Science and Technology Policy Institute _9334103
955			_xOferta