[Forest-list] 2011-07-10 NRMI: This Issue: REMOTE SENSING AND MONITORING RICE CROPS (Part 2) and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2011-07-10**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/REMOTE SENSING AND MONITORING RICE CROPS (Part 2) /*and 
Some Other Good Things

*REMOTE SENSING AND MONITORING RICE CROPS (Part 2) -*Recently I had an 
inquiry about rice crop monitoring of small areas. Here are some sites 
that may be of interest: If you know of others, please contact Hamid 
Dashti at ahangar.hamid at GMAIL.COM <mailto:ahangar.hamid at GMAIL.COM>.

Han, Sukho et al. 2011*. A Pilot Study on Estimating Rice Yield with 
Satellite Images. Abstract*, 
http://www.krei.re.kr/eng/publication/reports_view.php?reportid=D308

Hardin, P. J.; Jackson, M. W. 2005. *An unmanned aerial vehicle for 
rangeland photography*. Range. Ecol. Manag. 58(4):439-442.

Huang J et al. 2002. *Selection of optimum periods for rice estimation 
using remote sensing data based on GIS*.[/Article in Chinese/]. Ying 
Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2002 Mar;13(3):290-4. Abstract. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12132155

Huang, Y. et al. 2010? *Development of unmanned aerial vehicles for 
site-specific crop production management.* 13 p. 
http://www.icpaonline.org/finalpdf/abstract_125.pdf

Huddleston, Harold F.; Steele, Ronald. 1979. *Use of Landsat classified 
pixels for estimating annual livestock and crop inventories*. 10 p. 
http://151.121.3.33/Education_and_Outreach/Reports,_Presentations_and_Conferences/GIS_Reports/Use%20of%20LANDSAT%20Classified%20Pixels%20for%20Estimating%20Annual%20Livestock%20and%20Crop%20Inventories.pdf

Jiao, Xianfeng et al. n.d. *Operational crop acreage estimation at a 
national scale based on statistics and remote sensin*g. 10 p. 
http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/geography/conference08/OperationalCropAcreageEstimation.doc

Jing-feng, Huang et al. 2002.*Rice yield estimation using remote sensing 
and simulation model. *Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A 3(4): 
461-466, DOI: 10.1007/BF02839491. 
http://www.springerlink.com/content/8384ux2782444144/

Laliberte, Andrea S. et al. 2009. *Rangeland Remote Sensing Applications 
with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace: Challenges 
and Experiences.* ASPRS 2009 Annual Conference, Mar. 9-13, Baltimore, 
MD. 23 Slides. 
http://usda-ars.nmsu.edu/presentations/laliberte_rangeland.pdf

Laliberte, Andrea S; Rango, Albert. 2006. *Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 
(UAVs) for Rangeland Remote Sensing*. Poster. 1 p. 
http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/2006/Posters/LalibertePoster.pdf

Lam-Dao, Nguyen et al. 2009. *Towards an Operational System for Rice 
Crop Inventory in The Mekong River Delta, Vietnam Using Envisat ASAR 
Data.* 7th FIG Regional Conference Spatial Data Serving People: Land 
Governance and the Environment -- Building the Capacity. Hanoi, Vietnam, 
19-22 October 2009. 16 p. 
http://www.fig.net/pub/vietnam/papers/ts01g/ts01g_lamdao_etal_3691.pdf

Lansigan, Felino P. 1998. *Minimum Data and Information Requirements for 
Estimating Yield Gaps in Crop Production Systems*. Agricultural 
Information Technology in Asia and Oceania. 10 p. 
http://www.afita.org/files/web_structure/20110307102312_40199/20110307102312_40199_32.pdf

Lucieer, Arko et al. n.d. *Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for 
ultra-high resolution mapping of Antarctic moss beds*. 12 p. 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/37386169/15arspc-Submission-19

*Manual of Crop Area and Production Statistics.*Draft. 109 p. 
http://mospi.gov.in/manual_on_crop_area_prod-14.4.pdf

Mergerson, James W. 1981. *Crop Area Estimation Using Ground Gathered 
and Sampled LANDSAT Data. *LARS Symposia. Paper 407. 50 p. 
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lars_symp/407

*Methodology of crop estimation*- 
http://agricoop.nic.in/statistics/methodol.htm

Mubekti; Hendrarto, Gatot. 2010. *Sampling of Square Segments by Points 
for Rice Production Estimate and Forecast*. AFITA 2010 International 
Conference, The Quality Information for Competitive Agricultural Based 
Production System and Commerce. 7 p. 
http://repository.ipb.ac.id/bitstream/handle/123456789/41716/Sampling%20of%20Square%20Segments%20by%20Points.pdf?sequence=1

Muwanga-Zake, E.S.K.; Magezi-Apuuli, J.B. 2005. *Experience with GPS 
Equipment in Measuring Crop areas: The Case of Uganda. *African 
Development Bank. 14 p. 
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/African.Statistical.Journal_Vol1_3.Articles_6.ExperienceGPS.pdf

Nuarsa, I Wayan et al. 2011. *Spectral Characteristics and Mapping of 
Rice Plants Using Multi-Temporal Landsat Data. *Journal of Agricultural 
Science 
3(1):http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/download/7361/6995__

Odagawa, Shinya et al. 2008. *Development of rice yield estimation 
method based on spaceborne hyperspectral data: preliminary study using 
airborne hyperspectral data.* 2 p. 
http://www.igarss08.org/Abstracts/pdfs/2200.pdf

Ogawa, Sigeo; Saito, Genya. n.d. *Determination of rice planting area in 
Japan using Remote Sensing data. 
*http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14833%3Adetermination-of-rice-planting-area-in-japan-using-remote-sensing-data&catid=113%3Aagriculture-crop-pattern&Itemid=41 
<http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14833%3Adetermination-of-rice-planting-area-in-japan-using-remote-sensing-data&catid=113%3Aagriculture-crop-pattern&Itemid=41>

Okamotoa, K.; Fukuharaa, M. 1996. *Estimation of paddy field area using 
the area ratio of categories in each mixel */(pixel?)/*of Landsat TM.* 
International Journal of Remote Sensing 17(9):1735 -- 1749. Abstract. 
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a777926515 
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content%7Edb=all%7Econtent=a777926515>

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

IPCC. 2003. *Good practice guidance for land use, land use change and 
forestry* (GPG-LULUCF). In: Penman, J., et al. IPCC-IGES, Kanagawa 
(eds.) 
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gpglulucf/gpglulucf_contents.html

IPCC. 2007. *Fourth Assessment Report*. Available at 
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/assessments-reports.htm

*Law of the Sea Mapping Program*- 
http://ccom.unh.edu/index.php?p=51|56&page=law_of_the_sea.php 
<http://ccom.unh.edu/index.php?p=51%7C56&page=law_of_the_sea.php>. From 
Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

McShane, T.O., et al. 2011.*Hard choices: making trade-offs between 
biodiversity conservation and human well-being*. Biol. Conserv. 
144(3):966-972. Abstract. 
http://www.mendeley.com/research/hard-choices-making-tradeoffs-between-biodiversity-conservation-human-wellbeing/ 


Merckx, B., et al. 2011. *Null models reveal preferential sampling, 
spatial autocorrelation and overfitting in habitat suitability 
modelling.* Ecol. Model. 222(3):588-597. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380010006216

Peck, M., et al. 2011.*Focusing conservation efforts for the critically 
endangered brown-headed spider monkey (/Ateles fusciceps/) using remote 
sensing, modeling, and playback survey methods*. Int. J. Primatol. 
32(1):134-148. 
http://www.primenet.org.uk/Documents/Remote%20sensing%20report.pdf

Questad, E.J., et al. 2011. *Evaluating patterns of biodiversity in 
managed grasslands using spatial turnover metrics.* Biol. Conserv. 
144(3):1050-1058.

Shearman, P., Bryan, J. 2011. *A bioregional analysis of the 
distribution of rainforest cover, deforestation and degradation in Papua 
New Guinea.* Austral Ecol. 36(1):9-24.

Upadhyay, M. 2009. *Agroforestry Practices in Nepal.* Term Paper. 25 p. 
http://files.manij.webnode.com/200000024-897338a6fc/Manij_final%20Agroforestry%20main%20text.pdf 


Wilhelm-Rechmann, A., Cowling, R.M. 2011. *Framing biodiversity 
conservation for decision makers: insights from four South African 
municipalities.* Conserv. Lett. 4(1):73-80. 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00149.x/full

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25 August -- 1 September 2012. *The XXII Congress of the International 
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. *Melbourne, Australia. 
Second Announcement and Call for Papers. 
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 From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

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*Pay It Forward/-- Cheers, Gyde/*

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