What is it about?
This technical note outlines the main characteristics of the Sentinel missions along with a simple application of the data derived from the Sentinel-2 satellite, and briefly discusses the potential and limitations of this type of data for forest monitoring in Mexico
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Why is it important?
Loss of forest cover has important consequences as the reduction in the environmental assets and services provided by ecosystems, global warming, alteration of biogeochemical and hydrological cycles, soil degradation and habitat loss.
Perspectives
New data will enable the development of consistent studies on the monitoring of environmental changes
Dr Jean-Francois Mas
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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This page is a summary of: Hacia un sistema de monitoreo forestal en tiempo casi real, Investigaciones Geográficas Boletín del Instituto de Geografía, November 2016, Revista Investigaciones Geograficas, Boletin,
DOI: 10.14350/rig.57890.
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