Remote Sensing of Bush Encroachment on Commercial Cattle Farms in Semi-Arid Rangelands in Namibia

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Bush encroachment is one of the most extensive changes in land cover in semi-arid rangelands and an urgent problem for cattle farming, rapidly reducing the productivity of the rangeland. Despite the severity of these consequences, a complete and accurate assessment of bush encroached areas is still missing at large. This study aims at assessing bush encroachment on commercial cattle farms in central Namibia by employing remote sensing methods to distinguish between areas covered by bush and open rangeland. The authors use different classification techniques and vegetation indices to characterize the nature of vegetation cover. Their analysis shows that results are sensitive to specific classifications of indices. As an accuracy assessment could not be run on these results the authors could not analyze which classification approximates real bush encroachment best. Hence, this study highlights the need for further analysis. Ground truth data, in the form of field mappings, high resolution aerial photographs or local expert knowledge are needed to gain further insights and produce reliable results.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental Modeling for Sustainable Regional Development : System Approaches and Advanced Methods
EditorsV. Olej, I. Obršálová, J. Krupka
Number of pages17
Place of PublicationHershey
PublisherIGI Global Publishing
Publication date2011
Pages327-343
ISBN (print)978-1-609-60156-0
ISBN (electronic)978-1-609-60158-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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