General Information
The maps of land cover constitute essential tools for development planning and soil management.The maps of land cover that represent the current status, are essential in cases where due to rapid changes has been full reconstructuring of the agricultural and other sectors. The scale of such maps should be large enough in order to provide analytical information, to allow regional evaluation, conduct of statistical studies and future planning.
Advantages of Aratos Land Use Basic System TM
- It covers large geographic areas and therefore gives a comprehensive view.
- Data can be obtained for the same region at a high rate of recurrence, thus allowing selection of the most appropriate seasonal data.
- Satellite data is recorded at different wavelengths, (visible and non-visible) and provides accurate information.
- Satellite images are obtained in digital form. Thus, with appropriate treatment, using Geographical Information Systems, high quality interactive maps of the area of interest are produced.
- These maps can be produced with less cost than with other methods.
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