Land use and land cover change detection in the funil (Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) hydroelectric basin

• Grant number: 12/21688-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Physical Geography
• Principal Investigator: Enner Herenio de Alcântara
• Grantee: Amanda Oliveira Ferreira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Land use and land cover (LULC) changes are an important field in global environmental change research. Inventory and monitoring of LULC change area indispensable aspects for further understanding of change mechanisms and modeling the impact of change on the environment and associated ecosystems at different scales. Remote sensing and digital image processing techniques are valuable data sources from which LULC change information can be extracted efficiently. The objective of this project is to detect the LULC changes in the Funil hydroelectric reservoir basin (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil) by satellite images and digital image processing techniques; searching for causes and impacts that characterize the phenomenon. (AU)