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This article discusses some of the demonstrated and potential uses of data from satellites with large fields of view and high frequency of coverage, such as NOAA AVHRR data and Nimbus-7 CZCS data. The use of such data is discussed for three types of applications: (a) stratification, (b) change detection, and (c) area estimation. It is concluded that such data have considerable promise as an aid to a variety of large-area inventory and monitoring tasks.
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Colwell, J.E., Hicks, D.R. NOAA satellite data: a useful tool for macro inventory. Environmental Management 9, 463–469 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867320
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