02970nam 2200577Ia 450 991043793750332120200520144314.03-319-00624-X10.1007/978-3-319-00624-6(CKB)2670000000388995(EBL)1317609(SSID)ssj0000935322(PQKBManifestationID)11491471(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000935322(PQKBWorkID)10955227(PQKB)11179327(DE-He213)978-3-319-00624-6(MiAaPQ)EBC1317609(PPN)170489841(EXLCZ)99267000000038899520111102d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHistorical land use/land cover classification using remote sensing a case study of the Euphrates River basin in Syria /Wafi Al-Fares1st ed. 2013.Cham Springer20131 online resource (216 p.)SpringerBriefs in geographyDescription based upon print version of record.3-319-00623-1 Includes bibliographical references.Theoretical background and literature review / state of the art -- Overview of study area -- Data and tools -- Research methodology -- Results, analysis and discussions -- Summary, concluding remarks and recommendations.Although the development of remote sensing techniques focuses greatly on construction of new sensors with higher spatial and spectral resolution, it is advisable to also use data of older sensors (especially, the LANDSAT-mission) when the historical mapping of land use/land cover and monitoring of their dynamics are needed. Using data from LANDSAT missions as well  as from Terra (ASTER) Sensors, the authors shows in his book maps of historical land cover changes with a focus on agricultural irrigation projects. The kernel of this study was whether, how and to what extent applying the various remotely sensed data that were used here, would be an effective approach to classify the historical and current land use/land cover, to monitor the dynamics of land use/land cover during the last four decades, to map the development of the irrigation areas, and to classify the major strategic winter- and summer-irrigated agricultural crops in the study area of the Euphrates River Basin.SpringerBriefs in Geography,2211-4165Geographic information systemsEuphrates River WatershedRemote sensingEuphrates River WatershedGeographic information systemsRemote sensing333.00285910.285Al-Fares Wafi1062214MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437937503321Historical Land Use2523538UNINA