Remote sensing application in agriculture
Abstract
Agriculture is the most important land use activity in the world. Agriculture not only affects the change of land cover but also has a profound impact on the sustainable development of social economy, food security, water and environment, ecosystem services, climate change, and carbon cycle. The area, location, status, and conversion information of farmland are important to understand how human activities affect the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere, as well as the simulation of carbon nitrogen cycle and the formulation of sustainable agricultural development policies. This chapter aims to describe how to use remote sensing data products for agricultural research, ...
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