LANDSAT-Related Study for the Mali Land Use Inventory in West Africa,

Abstract

This paper discusses the mapping and analysis of existing land use and population distribution within the framework of an integrated resource inventory and evaluation--the Mali Land Use Project. Discussion of legend development illustrates the problems of classifying, at the scale of 1:500,000, land uses associated with traditional production systems. The mapsheet of Mopti and its environs is used to portray how differing resource characteristics have contributed to contrasts in population density and patterns of human exploitation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP002027

Entities

People

  • C. S. Bingham
  • D. Thom
  • S. Bouare

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Argentina
  • Continents
  • Contrast
  • Demography
  • Environment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Inventory
  • Production
  • Remote Sensing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • West Africa

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