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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
R. Díaz-Delgado et al. (eds.), The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64332-8_16
Expected Advances in a Rapidly Developing
Work Area
Richard Lucas, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, and Clive Hurford
Abstract Rapid changes in the global environment, including those associated
with climatic fluctuation, are necessitating new approaches to nature conservation,
which are being facilitated and partly driven by the introduction and advancement
of earth observation technologies. These include ground, airborne and spaceborne
platforms and sensors as well as advanced computing hardware and software. A key
development in recent years has been the provision of free and open earth observation data and derived datasets as well as methods used for their processing and
analysis. Many organisations (e.g., space agencies, governments) are increasingly
recognising the need to provide relevant information to a wide range of users,
including those charged with nature conservation, but there is still a need to ensure
that requirements are conveyed and adequately addressed. Furthermore, practitioners should ensure that they obtain the capacity, knowledge and skills necessary to
ensure correct and informed use of these data, particularly in relation to management of protected and also unprotected areas. Systems that effectively integrate data
from a wide range of sources also need to be developed, particularly for
monitoring.
Keywords Environmental change • Nature conservation • Earth observation • New
technologies • Field measurements • Classification • Monitoring
R. Lucas (*)
Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
The University of New South Wales, HIgh Street, Kensington (Sydney) NSW 2052, Australia
e-mail: richard.lucas@unsw.edu.au
R. Díaz-Delgado
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: rdiaz@ebd.csic.es
C. Hurford
Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
e-mail: churford5@gmail.com
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
R. Díaz-Delgado et al. (eds.), The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64332-8_16
Expected Advances in a Rapidly Developing
Work Area
Richard Lucas, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, and Clive Hurford
Abstract Rapid changes in the global environment, including those associated
with climatic fluctuation, are necessitating new approaches to nature conservation,
which are being facilitated and partly driven by the introduction and advancement
of earth observation technologies. These include ground, airborne and spaceborne
platforms and sensors as well as advanced computing hardware and software. A key
development in recent years has been the provision of free and open earth observation data and derived datasets as well as methods used for their processing and
analysis. Many organisations (e.g., space agencies, governments) are increasingly
recognising the need to provide relevant information to a wide range of users,
including those charged with nature conservation, but there is still a need to ensure
that requirements are conveyed and adequately addressed. Furthermore, practitioners should ensure that they obtain the capacity, knowledge and skills necessary to
ensure correct and informed use of these data, particularly in relation to management of protected and also unprotected areas. Systems that effectively integrate data
from a wide range of sources also need to be developed, particularly for
monitoring.
Keywords Environmental change • Nature conservation • Earth observation • New
technologies • Field measurements • Classification • Monitoring
R. Lucas (*)
Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
The University of New South Wales, HIgh Street, Kensington (Sydney) NSW 2052, Australia
e-mail: richard.lucas@unsw.edu.au
R. Díaz-Delgado
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: rdiaz@ebd.csic.es
C. Hurford
Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
e-mail: churford5@gmail.com