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Despite the vast amount of research on Land Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) worldwide, data and insights from South and Southeast Asia remain limited. This comprehensive two-volume handbook bridges that gap by synthesizing groundbreaking research from NASA’s LCLUC program-funded scientists in collaboration with leading regional scientists across South and Southeast Asia. Designed to serve researchers, professionals, and students in land use, environmental science, geography, and remote sensing, this 2-volume set provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the ecological, climatic, and environmental implications of LCLUC. Volume 1 explores the drivers of LCLUC and the application of remote sensing and geospatial technologies in mapping and monitoring high-impact LCLUC hotspots. Volume 2 delves into the impacts of LCLUC, incorporating the latest advancements in machine learning and deep learning from both mid-resolution and very high-resolution satellite data. Key Features: · Focuses on cutting-edge Remote Sensing & Geospatial Technologies. Harness the latest tools for mapping and monitoring land cover change. · Introduces novel machine learning and deep learning algorithms a techniques for mapping and monitoring land cover change · Presents scientific achievements of authors and researchers from various countries working in South and Southeast Asia. · Includes real-world case studies on urbanization, deforestation, agriculture, etc., and connected geospatial phenomena. · Interdisciplinary studies linking biophysical data with socioeconomic aspects for holistic understanding. This handbook is an essential resource for remote sensing scientists, environmental researchers, geographers, ecologists, spatial statisticians, and anyone involved in mapping, monitoring, and managing land use and land cover change.

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Dr. Krishna Prasad Vadrevu is a remote sensing scientist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. His research focuses on land cover and land use change (LCLUC), fire dynamics, and biomass burning emissions. With 25 years of experience in satellite remote sensing, he has an extensive publication record. He is the Deputy Program Manager for NASA's LCLUC Program and leads the South/Southeast Asia Research Initiative. Dr. Christopher Justice is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, with 45 years of experience in remote sensing research. He is a Project Scientist for the NASA LCLUC Program, the Land Discipline Lead for NASA MODIS, and a Suomi-NPP VIIRS Science Team member. Additionally, he is the Co-Chair of the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM), Chief Scientist for NASA HARVEST, and Chair of the international Global Observations of Forest and Land Use Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) program. Dr. Garik Gutman is Program Manager for the NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Program. After 14 years of research on deriving land surface variables from satellite data at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), he joined NASA Headquarters in 1999 and has been leading the LCLUC program, as well as Landsat-related activities, at NASA for over 25 years. He is the author of over 90 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and of several chapters in various climate- and land-cover related scientific volumes.

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