DocumentCode
513115
Title
The evolution of land cover data, in a South African context, in line with ever increasing user demands
Author
Cundill, S.L. ; Sevenhuysen, P. ; Thompson, M.W.
Author_Institution
GeoTerraImage (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa
Volume
4
fYear
2009
fDate
12-17 July 2009
Abstract
Land cover data in South Africa has evolved over the last 15 years from a coarse scale, generic dataset to fine scale, user-specific datasets. This process has been driven by user demands as technology has improved, applications have become more diverse and new legislation has necessitated. Developments in imagery and related technologies, methods, hardware and software have enabled the remote sensing industry to meet these challenges.
Keywords
geographic information systems; terrain mapping; South Africa; land cover data evolution; remote sensing; user demands; user-specific datasets; Africa; Business; Decision making; Geographic Information Systems; Local government; Meeting planning; Remote sensing; Satellites; Spatial databases; Surface contamination; South Africa; feature; fine scale; high-resolution; land cover;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location
Cape Town
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3395-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417558
Filename
5417558
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