GIS Aids Sustainable Land Use Efforts
Biodiversity conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest benefits from satellites and geographic information system (GIS) technology.
"ACEER scientists have developed a geographic information system (GIS) that provides land-use planners with information that can be used to promote sustainable development of the rain forest. A project in the Peruvian Amazon demonstrates the success of the approach. GIS technology couples data gathered on the ground by researchers with satellite data."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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Published on Thursday, November 1, 2001 in
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