Utilization of Landsat data to quantify land-use and land-cover changes related to oil and gas activities in West-Central Alberta from 2005 to 2013

Utilization of Landsat data to quantify land-use and land-cover changes related to oil and gas activities in West-Central Alberta from 2005 to 2013

Land use and land cover (LULC) change detection associated with oil and gas activities plays an important role in effective sustainable management practices, compliance monitoring, and reclamation assessment. In this study, a mapping methodology is presented for quantifying pre- and post-disturbance...

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Main Authors: Subir Chowdhury, Dennis K. Chao, Todd C. Shipman, Michael A. Wulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:GIScience & Remote Sensing
Subjects:
change detection
classification
land disturbance
vegetation loss
vegetation recovery
west-central alberta
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2017.1317453

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2017.1317453

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