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3. What remote sensing applications do you know in nature conservation and management of protected areas? (not exclusive answer)
(a) Use of either historical or recent aerial pictures, (90%)
(b) Use of land use cover, vegetation or habitat maps (100%)
(c) Use of multispectral indices (NDVI, EVI, GEMI, etc.) (72%)
(d) Others, please specify (18%)
4. Are you aware about remote sensing research projects carried out in your protected area? (exclusive answer)
(a) Yes, many (46%)
(b) Yes, some (46%)
(c) Not at all (8%)
5. In such a case, please briefly describe one example:
Some answers were: monitoring of natural systems, LiDAR flights, mapping of
invasive species, among others.
6. To what extent do you think remote sensing and its products play a relevant role
in the day-to-day management of a protected area? (exclusive answer)
(a) It is essential (54%)
(b) It is a complementary information (46%)
(c) It is not important (0%)
7. What advantages do you believe remote sensing provides to nature conservation? (not exclusive answer)
(a) Synoptic view of the protected area (81%)
(b) Historical background (91%)
(c) Multispectral information (wavelengths other than visible) (72%)
(d) I don’t know (0%)
(e) Others, please specify, (0%)
8. Is there a staff member in your management headquarters skilled in the use of
remote sensing? (exclusive answer)
(a) Yes, he/she’s an expert (9%)
(b) Yes, he/she’s a technician with some background (36%)
(c) No (55%)
9. In the case you could incorporate a new technician in your working team, how
relevant would it be that he/she has a background in remote sensing applications
to nature conservation? (exclusive answer)
(a) Of critical importance (46%)
(b) Of relative importance (54%)
(c) Not relevant (0%)
Introducing the Book “The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation”
3. What remote sensing applications do you know in nature conservation and management of protected areas? (not exclusive answer)
(a) Use of either historical or recent aerial pictures, (90%)
(b) Use of land use cover, vegetation or habitat maps (100%)
(c) Use of multispectral indices (NDVI, EVI, GEMI, etc.) (72%)
(d) Others, please specify (18%)
4. Are you aware about remote sensing research projects carried out in your protected area? (exclusive answer)
(a) Yes, many (46%)
(b) Yes, some (46%)
(c) Not at all (8%)
5. In such a case, please briefly describe one example:
Some answers were: monitoring of natural systems, LiDAR flights, mapping of
invasive species, among others.
6. To what extent do you think remote sensing and its products play a relevant role
in the day-to-day management of a protected area? (exclusive answer)
(a) It is essential (54%)
(b) It is a complementary information (46%)
(c) It is not important (0%)
7. What advantages do you believe remote sensing provides to nature conservation? (not exclusive answer)
(a) Synoptic view of the protected area (81%)
(b) Historical background (91%)
(c) Multispectral information (wavelengths other than visible) (72%)
(d) I don’t know (0%)
(e) Others, please specify, (0%)
8. Is there a staff member in your management headquarters skilled in the use of
remote sensing? (exclusive answer)
(a) Yes, he/she’s an expert (9%)
(b) Yes, he/she’s a technician with some background (36%)
(c) No (55%)
9. In the case you could incorporate a new technician in your working team, how
relevant would it be that he/she has a background in remote sensing applications
to nature conservation? (exclusive answer)
(a) Of critical importance (46%)
(b) Of relative importance (54%)
(c) Not relevant (0%)
Introducing the Book “The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation”