Monitoring deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest; DMC imaging campaigns since 2005 in support of Brazil
- Paper number
IAC-08.B1.5.14
- Author
Mr. Paul Stephens, DMC International Imaging Ltd., United Kingdom
- Coauthor
Dr. João Vianei Soares, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Brazil
- Coauthor
Dr. Dalton Valeriano, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Brazil
- Year
2008
- Abstract
The vast area of the Amazon rainforest is under constant attack as the demand for new agricultural land encourages people to illegaly cut down forest. Since 2005 the Disaster Monitoring Constellation(DMC) has worked with INPE, Brazil to provide annual imaging of the whole Amazon Basin. With multiple satellites working together in the DMC, and multispectral sensors with a 32metre ground sample distance and a 650 km swath, DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) has been able to image the entire area in 4-6 weeks. This provides INPE with valuable and timely information to help identify the extent of deforestation. From 2007, the DMC was able to provide three sequential coverages of the area to enhance INPE's active monitoring campaign. This paper looks at INPE's requirements for monitoring active deforestation, and the benefits of multiple satellites working in constellation to provide optical surveillance of large areas in cloudy regions.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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