Socioeconomic Remote Sensing and Land Use Change Drivers Quiz

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In vector space different change types may have the same ______ and angle

direction

Post-classification change detection Classify two images and see where classification has ______

changed

The errors are multiplied and thus the more maps you combine the lower is your ______

accuracy

Multilayer stack image composite change detection Classifying change on stacked images with many different change ______

categories

Time-series change detection with BFAST and LandTrendr helps to identify deviations from stable conditions as an indicator of ______

change

LandTrendr was developed for Landsat data to better separate signal from ______

noise

Socioeconomic applications of remote sensing studies focus on understanding the relationship between ______ and land use change

socioeconomic factors

Proximate drivers of land use change include factors like infrastructure and land ______

abandonment

Underlying drivers of land use change may be influenced by economic changes such as falling prices of agricultural products or policy changes like ceasing agricultural ______

subsidies

Socializing pixels involves identifying human, economic, and sociological activities within remote sensing data, while pixelizing the social involves producing spatial datasets of social data within specific ______ or countries

municipalities

One method to measure social aspects using satellite remote sensing is through the analysis of Night time lights data from satellites like DMSP and Suomi NPP VIIRS where changes in radiance are used to infer ______ activity

human

Temporal scales of land changes vary depending on the type of change, with some changes occurring rapidly while others unfold over longer ______

periods

Clearcutting results in the max area being removed in a couple of days. Regrowth typically takes many ______.

years

Land abandonment occurs suddenly, but changes in the land only happen ______.

slow

Conflict starting or ceasing leads to fast ______.

changes

Chlorophyll absorbs ______ and blue radiation.

red

Water almost absorbs everything and has ______ reflection.

no

Test your knowledge on the socioeconomic applications of remote sensing studies and the proximate vs underlying drivers of land use change. Learn about what directly influences land use change (proximate drivers) and the factors underlying these influences. Explore concepts such as economic changes and policy impacts on land use.

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