Browsing Research Articles (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) by Subject "Earth observation"

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Comparing three spaceborne optical sensors via fine scale pixel based urban land cover classification products

Breytenbach, Andre; Eloff, Corne; Pretorius, Erika (CONSAS Conference, 2013-08)

Accessibility to higher resolution earth observation satellites suggests an improvement in the potential for fine scale image classification. In this comparative study, imagery from three optical satellites (WorldView-2, ...
Estimating above ground biomass as an indicator of carbon storage in vegetated wetlands of the grassland biome of South Africa

Naidoo, Laven; Van Deventer, Heidi; Ramoelo, Abel; Mathieu, Renaud; Nondlazi, Basanda; Gangat, Ridhwannah (Elsevier, 2019-06)

Wetlands store higher carbon content relative to other terrestrial ecosystems, despite the small extent they occupy. The increase in temperature and changes in rainfall pattern may negatively affect their extent and ...
On the global geodetic observing system : Africa's preparedness and challenges

Botai, Joel Ongego; Combrinck, Ludwig; Rautenbach, Cornelis Johannes de Wet (Elsevier, 2013-02)

.Space geodetic techniques and satellite missions play a crucial role in the determination and monitoring of geo-kinematics, Earth’s rotation and gravity fields. These three pillars of geodesy provide the basis for determining ...

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