| Autor: |
Asaad A. M. Al-Salih, Ahmed Majid Bahri |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Advances in Interdisciplinary Research in Engineering and Business Management ISBN: 9789811600364 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-981-16-0037-1_34 |
| Popis: |
Clearing of forests and burning of oil-origin fuels have enhanced the Earth’s natural greenhouse effect on our planet. The motivation behind this work is to control such an effect that is widely deemed to be crucial in maintaining life on earth. This effect causes global warming besides increasing environmental pollution due to the harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Remarkable applications of geospatial technologies have thus been clearly noticed in the relevant field of remote sensing. Such application has been justifiably witnessed in the rapid spatiotemporal monitoring of forest resources. This in turn has participated in the formulation of substantial strategy outlines to set the sustainable management of these forests. Many countries of the world are now heavily working to protect trees and conserve forests. Satellite imaging can hereby be a very efficient way for this purpose. The objective of this paper is to propose a model that uses satellite imaging with Google Earth application to protect forests from being cleared. The pertinent methodology of this model is conceptually based on the method of edge detection. The paper discusses the issues of satellite image acquisition and processing besides the international REDD+ forest conservation program for such protection. The governmental role in providing resources to protect this natural resource has further been highlighted. Using satellite imagery for the conservation of forest and protecting trees from being cut, the anticipated outcome of the proposed model is envisaged to achieve better results that are much “faster” and more “accurate” than the other available approaches. In addition to forests’ conservation, the application field of this work encompasses diverse issues like overcoming environmental and climate changes, diminishing deforestation, and defeating desertification. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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