GIS Aids Sustainable Land Use Efforts

Biodiversity conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest benefits from satellites and geographic information system (GIS) technology.

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November 1, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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

FULL STORY: Satellites Aid Sustainable Land Use in Amazon

Thursday, November 1, 2001 in National Geographic

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