Detecting Harvest Events in Plantation Forest Using Sentinel-1 and -2 Data via Google Earth Engine
South Africa is reported to experience timber shortages as a result of growing timber demands and pulp production, coupled with the government’s reluctance to grant new forestry permits. Rampant timber theft in the country makes these circumstances worse. The emergence of cloud-based platforms, such...
Main Authors: | Sifiso Xulu, Nkanyiso Mbatha, Kabir Peerbhay, Michael Gebreslasie |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/12/1283 |
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