Remote Sensing Application: Regional Perspectives in Agriculture and Forestry

This book focuses on advanced modeling approaches to agriculture and forest productivity analysis in South and Southeast Asia, addressing food security and environmental conservation. It highlights the role of remote sensing and GIS in capturing geo-spatial variability and integrating it with machine and deep learning algorithms to address natural uncertainties in agricultural production management.

Format: Hardback
Length: 361 pages
Publication date: 08 May 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the critical issues of agriculture and forest productivity analysis, employing advanced modeling approaches to address food insecurity in South and Southeast Asia. By leveraging advanced modeling tools and their application in regional planning, this book offers a remarkable opportunity to contribute to food production and environmental sustainability.

The book introduces cutting-edge research methodologies related to remote sensing and geospatial variability of soil, water, and regional agricultural production indicators, showcasing their applications in regional policy perspectives and allied fields. In regional policy planning, agriculture and forestry play pivotal roles in ensuring food security and conserving the environment, which are heavily influenced by the geo-spatial variability of these factors.

Over time, nature and climate have shaped the variability of soil type, soil quality, geographical deviation for habitat, water quality, water sources, urban influences, population growth, carbon stock levels, and water resources, depending on whether land use practices are rain-fed or irrigated. Additionally, human nutritional values and dietary habits have led to cultural adaptations of mono- or multi-cropping patterns in the region.

To effectively address these complex factors and classify regional variability for policy planning, satellite remote sensing and geographical information systems hold immense potential to enhance agricultural and forest productivity, ensuring the resilience and sustainability of these vital sectors.

The book is organized into 13 chapters, each presenting modeling techniques using signatures of vegetation and water indices, land use and land change dynamics, climatic, and socioeconomic criteria through spatial, temporal, and statistical analyses. These chapters provide valuable insights into the potential of advanced modeling approaches to address the challenges faced by food-insecure regions in South and Southeast Asia.

By exploring the intersection of remote sensing, geospatial variability, and regional policy, this book offers a comprehensive framework for addressing the complex challenges of agriculture and forest productivity in the region. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working in the fields of agriculture, forestry, and regional development, contributing to the sustainable development of food-insecure regions.

Weight: 729g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811902123
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022