Operational Monitoring of the Desert Locust Habitat with Earth Observation: An Assessment

Desert locust swarms intermittently damage crops and pastures in sixty countries from Africa to western Asia, threatening the food security of 10% of the world’s population. During the 20th century, desert locust control operations began organizing, and nowadays, they are coordinated by the Food and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: François Waldner, Mohamed Abdallahi Babah Ebbe, Keith Cressman, Pierre Defourny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/4/4/2379