| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO supports the development of a new Spatial Data Management Unit in Lebanon's Ministry of Agriculture |
| This paper reports on the technical assistance FAO is providing to develop Lebanon's monitoring capabilities using remotely sensed data. It is also offering advice on the nature and localities of change and on protective measures for selected elements of the agricultural resource base that are at risk. These would be based on leading-edge use of satellite earth observation and telecommunications t... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0088.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Strengthening capacity in agricultural development through remote sensing and GIS |
| This paper reports on a technical assistance project initiated in Bulgaria in June 1999 with the aim of developing and testing RS/GIS methodologies suited to local conditions for rapid survey of land cover/land use in three different districts representative of the country's agricultural production. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0083.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Remote sensing-based spatial information for sustainable management of forests |
| This FAO study on remote sensing-based spatial information for sustainable management of forests addressed the following issues: assessment of requirements for spatial information in order to support sustainable forest management; preliminary evaluation of the extent to which these requirements for spatial information can be met by existing and planned remote sensing systems; identification of the... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0080.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Remote Sensing/GIS Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Management |
| Summary report of the Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Remote Sensing/GIS Applications in Agricultural and Environmental Management held in Santiago, Chile (7-11 December 1998). Workshop topics included remote sensing and GIS and their applications in forestry, water resources, agriculture and environment. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0067.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO/ESA workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications |
| Since 1991, in close cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and other bodies, FAO has organized workshops for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications to agricultural and environmental management in Central and Eastern European countries. This article provides notes on the FAO/ESA workshop held in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, (10-14 November 1997). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0039.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| ESCAP/FAO/ESA sub-regional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications |
| This article reports on a subregional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in October 1997. This first joint ESCAP/FAO/ESA activity in Central Asia was organized to address consequences of the transition process, which could benefit from remote sensing and GIS applications. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0040.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO Land Cover Classification: a dichotomous, modular-hierarchical approach |
| This article presents the FAO Land Cover Classification system - a comprehensive standardized a priori classification system, designed to meet specified user requirements and created mapping exercises, but independent of the scale or means used. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0019.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Regional Workshop for Decision-Makers on Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems Applications to Agricultural and Environmental Management |
| Summary report of the Regional Workshop for Decision-Makers on Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems Applications to Agricultural and Environmental Management
FAO/ESCAP, in cooperation with Kazakhstan National Aerospace Agency, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 20-24 September 1999 for the benefit of countries of Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The workshop belongs to a series of activities in... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0081.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Regional workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing and the GIS in environment and agricultural management issues |
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| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/spdirect/EIre0056.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Integrated global observing strategy: Putting the vision of digital Earth into actions by international communities |
| This keynote speech was given at the International Symposium on the Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 29 November-2 December 1999. According to the note, to address environment and sustainability issues, information and decision support tools are essential.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0091.htm |
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