Earth Observation Applications in Brazil with Focus on the CBERS Program

Author

Fonseca, Leila M. G. ; Epiphanio, Jose Carlos Neves ; Valeriano, Dalton M. ; Soares, Joao V. ; Dalge, Julio C. L. ; Alvarenga, Marcia A.

Author_Institution

Earth Obs. Coordination, Nat. Inst. for Space Res. (INPE), São José dos Campos, Brazil

Volume

2

Issue

2

fYear

2014

fDate

Jun-14

Firstpage

53

Lastpage

55

Abstract

Brazil is a large and diverse country and almost all remote sensing application fields can be developed there: oceanographic, agricultural, environmental, urban, etc. Some applications are instrumental for environmental governance, some are very useful for business and others are devoted to research. As part of its remote sensing development, Brazil counts on the CBERS (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite) Program. Applications and accomplishments of the CBERS Program are presented in this article.

Keywords

geophysical techniques; remote sensing; Brazil; CBERS program; China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite; Earth observation applications; environmental governance; remote sensing application fields; Agriculture; Brazil; Charge coupled devices; China; Remote sensing; Satellites; Space research; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

2168-6831

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MGRS.2014.2320924

Filename

6841759