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Forest survey and management using remote sensing

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Some of the important work done in India and other parts of the world in the application of remote sensing for forest survey and management has been reviewed in this paper. The account of work has been given under three main headingsviz airborne remote sensing, satellite remote sensing and multistage approach.

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Unni, N.V.M. Forest survey and management using remote sensing. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Engg. Sci.) 6, 209–232 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842885

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