Author:Sefala, R; Gebru, T; Mfupe, Luzango P; Moorosi, N; Klein, RDate:Dec 2021Aerial images of neighborhoods in South Africa show the clear legacy of apartheid, a former policy of political and economic discrimination against non-European groups, with completely segregated neighborhoods of townships next to gated wealthy ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad J; Steenkamp, Karen C; Von Maltitz, Graham P; Archibald, SDate:2011Vegetation phenology refers to the timing of seasonal biological events (for example, bud burst, leaf unfolding, vegetation growth and leaf senescence) and biotic and abiotic forces that control these. Daily, coarse-resolution satellite imagery ...Read more
Author:Naude, A; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Maritz, Johan; Badenhorst, WDate:Nov 2008Whilst there have been rapid advances in satellite imagery and related fine resolution mapping and web-based interfaces (e.g. Google Earth), the development of capabilities for strategic spatial analysis and planning support has lagged behind, ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, Melanie; O'Farrell, Patrick J; Roberts, WDate:Dec 2012We present a remote sensing based approach for assessing ecosystem state or intactness to inform land use management and conservation planning. Using segmented multispectral medium resolution satellite imagery, parameters related to the image ...Read more
Author:Mtetandaba, A; Smith, Marie E; Van Niekerk, Lara; Sink, KDate:Oct 2022Freshwater flowing from rivers through estuaries into the marine realm maintains essential ecological processes that keep marine resources healthy by providing nutrients and sediments that form important habitats and underlie critical ecological ...Read more