2013-03-24 NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST
This Issue: Detecting and Monitoring, Informal Settlements, Favelas, and Slums (Part 3) and Some Other Good Things
DETECTING AND MONITORING, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, FAVELAS, AND SLUMS (Part 3) – Last November, a list member asked, “Could some of you lend some assistance by identifying some OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) sources that can be used to detect and monitor the presence of slum/informal settlements/favelas, development? Any information you provide will be much appreciated.” Here are some sites that may be of interest:
Jankowska, Marta M. et al. 2011. Do the Most Vulnerable People Live in the Worst Slums? A Spatial Analysis of Accra, Ghana. 14 p.
JRC. N.d. Reliability of data on slums. Summary of discussions during break-out session C. 9 p.
Jürgens,Carsten. 2008. A multiscale remote sensing strategy for slum detection and continuous monitoring. 14 p.
Kanjir, U. et al. 2012. Using VHR satellite imagery to estimate populations in informal settlements. Proceedings of the 4th GEOBIA, May 7-9, 2012 - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. 6 p.
Kaplan, Prashad et al. 2011. From Pixels to Population Stress: Global Multispectral Remote Sensing for Vulnerable Communities. Abstract.
Kenyaobseerver. 2009. Kenyans collaborate with international mappers to complete first free and open map of Africa’s largest slum: Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kerry, Ed. 2012. Slum children use open-source software to learn computer skills.
Kumar, V. Ravi. et al. n.d. Urban Planning with Free and Open Source Geographic Information System for Urban Planning. Map World Forum. 7 p.
Land administration and information.
Lemma, Tsion. 2005. A comparison of methodologies for monitoring slum conditions within Millennium Development Goals: the case study of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Thesis 121 p.
Liberman, Amy. 2012. Open-source development.
Limpitlaw, D; Woldai, T.1999? Land Use Change Detection as an Initial Stage in Environmental Impact Assessment on the Zambian Copperbelt. 4 p.
Loewenberg, Samuel. 2012. Mapping Toilets in a Mumbai Slum Yields Unexpected Results.
Louw, J.N.; Sithole, G. 2010? Context Based Detection of Urban Land Use Zones. 18 p.
Map Kibera: how do you represent health services in informal settlements?
Mason, S.O.; Fraser, C.S. 1998. Image sources for informal settlement management. Photogrammetric Record, 16(92): 313–330.
Mason, Scott; Baltsavias, E.1998? Image-Based Reconstruction of Informal Settlements. 12 p.
Mathenge, Caroline Wanjikumathenge. 2011. Oriented image analysis in slum identification and mapping – the case of Kisumu, Kenya. Thesis. 78 p.
Mboup, Gora. 2004. Slum dwellers estimates country level. 14 p.
Measure. 2008. Data Demand and Information Use in the Health Sector - Case Study Series. 54 p.
Moeller, Matthias S. 2009? Mapping Metropolitan Growth from Space.
Nobrega, R. A. A. et al. 2008. An object-based approach to detect road features for informal settlements near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Abstract.
Nobrega, R.A.A. et al.2007? Detecting roads in informal settlements surrounding Sao Paulo city by using object-based classification. 6 p.
Nobrega, Rodrigo A. A. et al. 2006. Preliminary Results of Roads Detection in Informal Settlements using Object-Oriented Classification and IKONOS Data. 1 p.
OSINT: Creating Actionable Intelligence from Open Source Data.
OTB in Quantum GIS - From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.
SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST
Abella, S.R., et al. 2012. Identifying native vegetation for reducing exotic species during the restoration of desert ecosystems. Restor. Ecol. 20(6):781-787. Abstract.
Blanco, G., et al. 2012. Safety in numbers? Supplanting data quality with fanciful models in wildlife monitoring and conservation. Biodivers. Conserv. 21(12):3269-3276. Abstract.
Borenstein, Seth. 2013. Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years. The News Tribune
Brancalion, P.H.S., et al. 2012. Improving planting stocks for the Brazilian Atlantic forest restoration through community-based seed harvesting strategies. Restor. Ecol. 20(6):704-711. Abstract.
Burton, A.C. 2012. Critical evaluation of a long-term, locally-based wildlife monitoring program in West Africa. Biodivers. Conserv. 21(12):3079-3094. Abstract.
Butler, Rhett A. 2013. Deforestation, wetlands loss in Brazil and Indonesia generated 45b tons of CO2 in 20 years. Mongabay.
Cabrera-Guzmán, E.;Reynoso, V.H. 2012. Amphibian and reptile communities of rainforest fragments: minimum patch size to support high richness and abundance. Biodivers. Conserv. 21(12):3243-3265. Abstract.
Cano, E., et al. 2012. Comparative analysis between the mangrove swamps of the Caribbean and those of the State of Guerrero (Mexico). Plant Biosyst. 146:112-130. First page
Casanova, M.T. 2012. Does cereal crop agriculture in dry swamps damage aquatic plant communities? Aquat. Bot. 103:54-59. Abstract.
de Foresta, Hubert et al. 2013. Towards the assessment of trees outside forests. A Thematic Report prepared in the framework of The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. FAO. 335 p
Dean, C., et al. 2012. Accounting for space and time in soil carbon dynamics in timbered rangelands. Ecological Engineering 38 (1): 51-64 Abstract.
Delalieux, S., et al.. 2012. Heathland conservation status mapping through integration of hyperspectral mixture analysis and decision tree classifiers. Remote Sens. Environ. 126:222-231. Abstract.
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE – PRODUCTS, NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS. See also http://botany.si.edu/puhttps://www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm, http://scholar.google.com/, and Directory of Open Access Journals. http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals.
InfoSylva – FAO’s forestry news clippings No 05.2013 is now available at http://www.fao.org/forestry/36554-044b823762aac73efc6c5ea8387482490.pdf
ISPRS e Bulletin - Issue no. 2 of 2013 of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is now available at http://www.isprs.org/news/newsletter/2013-02/index.html From Markus Englich, University of Stuttgart.
WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC. – See also: http://www.gfis.net, http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/ and http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/.
9-10 September 2013. Workshop on UAV-based Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring Vegetation. University of Cologne, Germany. A call for papers and posters is now open. For details see http://www.isprs.org/news/newsletter/2013-02/45_ICASD_WS13_program.pdf
7-9 October 2013. 2nd IUFRO Conference on Complex Forest Ecosystems: from Tree to Landscape. Southern Mensurationists Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Details at . http://gis.latech.edu/cfe/index.html. From Richard Zabel, Western Forestry & Conservation Assoc.
MOVING AHEAD – OPPORTUNITIES – See also: Scholarships-Positions, Forestry, Arboriculture, Agriculture, Agronomy & Natural Resource Management Jobs at http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest.htm, Riley Guide to Agriculture, Forestry, & Farming Jobs http://www.rileyguide.com/agric.html, Finding Your Dream Job in Natural Resources http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/, http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html The Job Seekers Guide for International and Environmental Careers http://timresch.net/ejobs/index.htm and Scholarship Listing http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/.
2 MSc. Nottingham degrees in the heart of SE Asia.- Environmental Monitoring and Management - The basis of the course is to develop an understanding of the information needs of environmental management and the practical techniques available to meet those needs, with a particular focus on the tropical environment. The course is interdisciplinary in nature, combining the integrated study of the physical environment with monitoring and investigative techniques and includes social and economic aspects of environmental management. The development of environmental research training is an integral part of the course, culminating in the completion of a dissertation for the MSc. http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Study/Postgraduate-courses/Geography/Environmental-Monitoring-and-Management-MSc.aspx . Geospatial Science for Development Management - The course will enable you to develop an understanding of the information needs of development management and practical knowledge of the techniques available to meet those needs.The taught element covers aspects of geospatial problem analysis, system specification, selection, organisation and management of data sources, spatial analysis and geospatial intelligence techniques as well as project management, reporting and communication skills. The development of geospatial research training is a key component of the programme, culminating in the completion of a dissertation. http://www.nottingham.edu.my/Study/Postgraduate-courses/Geography/Geospatial-Science-for-Development-Management-MSc.asp . From Vu T. Thuy, Applied GIS RS List.
Call for papers - PE&RS Special Issue in "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Agricultural Crops" Guest editor: Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail (Research Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey) . Email: pthenkabail@usgs.gov. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: 1 October 2013. Tentative publication date: 1 August 2014. See detailed information in the pdf file available at http://goo.gl/vdH5d. From Artur Gil, Applied GiS RS List.
NEXT ISSUE – Detecting and monitoring informal settlements (Part 4 of 4)
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