The advantages of using drones over space-borne imagery in the mapping of mangrove forests.

Satellite data and aerial photos have proved to be useful in efficient conservation and management of mangrove ecosystems. However, there have been only very few attempts to demonstrate the ability of drone images, and none so far to observe vegetation (species-level) mapping. The present study comp...

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Main Authors: Monika Ruwaimana, Behara Satyanarayana, Viviana Otero, Aidy M Muslim, Muhammad Syafiq A, Sulong Ibrahim, Dries Raymaekers, Nico Koedam, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6051606?pdf=render