Aplicação de geotecnologias: detecção remota e geoprocessamento: para a gestão ambiental dos recursos hídricos superficiais em Cambará do Sul, RS, Brasil.

Atualmente, a degradação ambiental é problema dos gestores municipais e os projetos de monitoramento / recuperação incluem coleta, integração e análise de dados de natureza diversa. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com uso de geotecnologias como suporte ao diagnóstico e gerenciamento ambiental do Município de Cambará do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. O cartografia florestal gerou mapa de cobertura do solo por classificação MAXVER sobre imagens TM LANDSAT 5. O levantamento de campo diagnosticou os conflitos de uso conforme a Legislação Ambiental. A partir disto foi elaborada proposta de enquadramento por sub-bacias, visando monitoramento ambiental. O estudo demonstrou possibilidades de obter respostas rápidas com emprego de geotecnologias a baixo custo. As informações compõe banco de dados podendo ser atualizado periodicamente e consultado publicamente. Este trabalho faz parte do Projeto Curicaca, Convênio 025/96, Ministério do Meio Ambiente e abordou usos do solo e água visando a classificação de bacias hidrográficas.

A IMPORTÄNCIA DO USO DO SOLO COMO ALTERNATIVA PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO SÕCIO-ECONOMICO DO PA NOVA AMAZONIA

Este artículo se propone discutir cuestiones acerca de la ocupación y uso del suelo del proyecto de asentamiento rural PA Nova Amazonia, Roraima, Brasil, con el fin de conceder subvenciones para la elaboración de proyectos de desarrollo sostenible. Los cuestionarios fueron aplicados a fin de determinar la situación de las familias, la cuantificación por medio de imágenes de satélite de la eliminación de la vegetación que se produjo entre un período y otro, la transformación de la interferencia humana en las prácticas agropecuarias como resultado de la expansión de la agricultura. Se utilizaron imágenes satelitales procesadas en 1995 y 2009 basado en los cambios del paisaje local, el Landsat 5 TM, bandas 3, 4, 5 a 30 m de resolución espacial, se reunieron aquí los estudios sobre los aspectos clave socioeconómico de la región, encontrándose que hay una gran zona de pastos naturales donde la agricultura requiere una preparación mediante la modificación del suelo para la práctica de esta actividad que afectan directamente a un residente del poder económico bajo. Los estudios fueron acompañados de propuestas concretas para futuras implementaciones de diseños que pueden satisfacer las necesidades de estas familias.

A CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR NO MUNICÍPIO DE FRUTAL-MG – BRASIL

O presente trabalho teve como principal objetivo realizar um levantamento das mudanças de área no uso do solo, sobretudo com o cultivo da cana-de-açúcar de 1985 a 2010 no município de Frutal (MG) – Brasil. A Metodologia utilizada foi por meio de mapeamentos em imagens do Sensor TM do satélite LANDSAT-5 e análise de levantamentos no Instituto Brasileiros de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), dados de Usinas presentes no município e do projeto CANASAT do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Com os resultados obtidos foi possível observar a substituição das pastagens e culturas temporárias, pelas plantações de cana-de-açúcar, destinadas principalmente para a produção de biocombustíveis, neste caso, o etanol.

Avaliação da dinâmica do uso e cobertura da terra na bacia hidrográfica de contribuição para o reservatório de Barra Bonita - SP.

A interferência antrópica no ambiente ocorre de forma muito dinâmica e para acompanhá-la é preciso dispor de tecnologias eficientes, dentre as quais se destaca o sensoriamento remoto. Neste sentido, o presente estudo teve como propósito avaliar a dinâmica do uso e cobertura da terra na bacia hidrográfica de contribuição para o reservatório de Barra Bonita com aproximadamente 19.164,43 km2, situada no interior do Estado de São Paulo, mais especificamente, entre as coordenadas geográficas 21° 54? 20?? e 23° 57? 26?? Sul e 46° 39? 27?? e 48° 34? 52?? Oeste. Para tal foram utilizadas imagens dos sensores TM - Landsat 5 e ETM+ - Landsat7 referentes à 1990 e 2002, respectivamente. Estas imagens foram processadas utilizando o Spring 3.6 e aplicando uma classificação supervisionada. O classificador utilizado foi do tipo por regiões, sendo o método denominado Bhattacharya Distance com um limiar de aceitação de 90%. Desta forma foram obtidos os mapas de uso e cobertura da terra para 1990 e 2002, a partir dos quais foi possível calcular a área para 11 classes de uso e cobertura da terra e verificar as alterações ocorridas ao longo deste período. Utilizando o banco de dados SIDRA do IBGE foi possível obter dados de Produtividade Agrícola Municipal (PAM), de área plantada (em hectares), para culturas permanentes e temporárias da bacia em estudo, para os anos de 1990 a 2002. Os resultados desta fase foram importantes para confirmar as tendências observadas nos mapas de uso e cobertura da terra, obtidos em fase anterior. Neste trabalho foi possível identificar ainda locais próximos ao reservatório de Barra Bonita onde o uso inadequado da terra torna-se fonte de poluição difusa dos afluentes do reservatório de Barra Bonita. Estes locais foram georreferenciados em campo, fotografados e identificados no mosaico de imagens de 2002, fortalecendo a discussão dos resultados obtidos. Os resultados mostram que se trata de uma bacia bastante antropizada, onde medidas de planejamento devem ser tomadas no sentido de mitigar o processo de degradação ambiental.

Spatial metrics and Landsat data for urban landuse change detection: case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Mapping the Pasture Steppe in Bayankhongor, Mongolia: comparison of classification methods, using Landsat-8 and geophysical data

Grasslands in semi-arid regions, like Mongolian steppes, are facing desertification and degradation processes, due to climate change. Mongolia’s main economic activity consists on an extensive livestock production and, therefore, it is a concerning matter for the decision makers. Remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems provide the tools for advanced ecosystem management and have been widely used for monitoring and management of pasture resources. This study investigates which is the higher thematic detail that is possible to achieve through remote sensing, to map the steppe vegetation, using medium resolution earth observation imagery in three districts (soums) of Mongolia: Dzag, Buutsagaan and Khureemaral. After considering different thematic levels of detail for classifying the steppe vegetation, the existent pasture types within the steppe were chosen to be mapped. In order to investigate which combination of data sets yields the best results and which classification algorithm is more suitable for incorporating these data sets, a comparison between different classification methods were tested for the study area. Sixteen classifications were performed using different combinations of estimators, Landsat-8 (spectral bands and Landsat-8 NDVI-derived) and geophysical data (elevation, mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature) using two classification algorithms, maximum likelihood and decision tree. Results showed that the best performing model was the one that incorporated Landsat-8 bands with mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature (Model 13), using the decision tree. For maximum likelihood, the model that incorporated Landsat-8 bands with mean annual precipitation (Model 5) and the one that incorporated Landsat-8 bands with mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature (Model 13), achieved the higher accuracies for this algorithm. The decision tree models consistently outperformed the maximum likelihood ones.

Uso de imágenes satélite Landsat para la detección de rodales de Pinus nigra Arn. y Pinus sylvestris L. afectados por escolítidos

El uso de imágenes procedentes de sensores multiespectrales de resolución media como es el caso de Landsat TM ha sido ampliamente utilizado desde décadas para detectar, entre otras variables, el decaimiento y la defoliación provocada por plagas y enfermedades forestales. El presente trabajo evalúa la utilidad del uso de estas imágenes en la detección de rodales de pino laricio (Pinus nigra Arn.) y pino silvestre (Pinus sylvestris L.) afectados por escolítidos. El área de estudio se localizó en el Solsonés (prepirineo de Lleida) seleccionando 34 áreas de entrenamiento (17 rodales afectados por la plaga y 17 rodales sanos). El análisis exploratorio de las imágenes se realizó mediante el programa ERDAS® IMAGINE 8.x. Los resultados del estudio mostraron una significación espectral en 5 de las 7 bandas analizadas, siendo TM5 y TM7 las que mejor comportamiento presentaron. Los niveles digitales obtenidos y los espacios de características creados señalaron sendas tendencias al agrupamiento de rodales afectados versus sanos, consiguiéndose plantear mejoras en el procedimiento metodológico.

Eficácia de dados Hyperion/EO-1 para identificação de alvos agrícolas: comparação com dados ETM+/Landsat-7

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar o uso de dados hiperespectrais Hyperion/EO-1 na discriminação de alvos agrícolas, comparando a acurácia de classificação obtida pelos dados desse sensor à obtida por dados multiespectrais ETM+/Landsat-7. Para isso, alvos agrícolas da região de Franca - SP, com diferenças espectrais bem definidas e outros alvos com diferenças espectrais sutis, imageados por ambos os sensores, em 16 de julho de 2002, foram discriminados utilizando o classificador supervisionado de Máxima Verossimilhança (MaxVer). Os alvos agrícolas com diferenças espectrais bem definidas foram caracterizados por seis classes de uso e cobertura do solo; já os com diferenças espectrais sutis, por cinco classes de variedades de cana-de-açúcar. Quando os dados ETM+ foram classificados, a acurácia foi de 91,5% para as classes de uso e cobertura do solo e de 67,6% para as classes de variedades de cana-de-açúcar, enquanto, para os dados do sensor Hyperion, a acurácia de classificação foi de 94,9% e de 87,1%, respectivamente, demonstrando, assim, a importância do uso de dados hiperespectrais na discriminação de alvos agrícolas com características espectrais semelhantes.

Assessment of tropical forest degradation by selective logging and fire using Landsat imagery

Many studies have assessed the process of forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon using remote sensing approaches to estimate the extent and impact by selective logging and forest fires on tropical rain forest. However, only a few have estimated the combined impacts of those anthropogenic activities. We conducted a detailed analysis of selective logging and forest fire impacts on natural forests in the southern Brazilian Amazon state of Mato Grosso, one of the key logging centers in the country. To achieve this goal a 13-year series of annual Landsat images (1992-2004) was used to test different remote sensing techniques for measuring the extent of selective logging and forest fires, and to estimate their impact and interaction with other land use types occurring in the study region. Forest canopy regeneration following these disturbances was also assessed. Field measurements and visual observations were conducted to validate remote sensing techniques. Our results indicated that the Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index aerosol free (MSAVI(af)) is a reliable estimator of fractional coverage under both clear sky and under smoky conditions in this study region. During the period of analysis, selective logging was responsible for disturbing the largest proportion (31%) of natural forest in the study area, immediately followed by deforestation (29%). Altogether, forest disturbances by selective logging and forest fires affected approximately 40% of the study site area. Once disturbed by selective logging activities, forests became more susceptible to fire in the study site. However, our results showed that fires may also occur in undisturbed forests. This indicates that there are further factors that may increase forest fire susceptibility in the study area. Those factors need to be better understood. Although selective logging affected the largest amount of natural forest in the study period, 35% and 28% of the observed losses of forest canopy cover were due to forest fire and selective logging combined and to forest fire only, respectively. Moreover, forest areas degraded by selective logging and forest fire is an addition to outright deforestation estimates and has yet to be accounted for by land use and land cover change assessments in tropical regions. Assuming that this observed trend of land use and land cover conversion continues, we predict that there will be no undisturbed forests remaining by 2011 in this study site. Finally, we estimated that 70% of the total forest area disturbed by logging and fire had sufficiently recovered to become undetectable using satellite data in 2004. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Estimativa de variacao anual da reflexao da vegetacao atraves de imagens Landsat

Landsat images obtained in different periods were analysed with the aid of a transmission densitometer. Forest, pasture and crops were studied during Jan., April, July and Oct. and the results suggest the possibility of studying crop cycles using this method. -from Field Crop Abstracts

Landsat derived percent vegetation cover of Israel (as of 2003)

Wildfires are part of the Mediterranean ecosystem, however, in Israel all wildfires are human caused, either intentionally or un-intentionally. In this study we aimed to develop and test a new method for mapping fire scars from MODIS imagery, to examine the temporal and spatial patterns of wildfires in Israel in the 2000s and to examine the factors controlling Israel's wildfire regime. To map the fires we used two 'off-the-shelf' MODIS fire products as our basis-the 1 km MODIS Collection 5 fire hotspots, the 500 m MCD45A1 burnt areas-and we created a new set of fire scar maps from the 250 m MOD13Q1 product. We carried out a cross comparison of the three MODIS based wildfire scar maps and evaluated them independently against the wild fire scars mapped from 30 m Landsat TM imagery. To examine the factors controlling wildfires we used GIS layers of rainfall, land use, and a Landsat-based national vegetation map. Wildfires occurred in areas where annual rainfall was above 250 mm, mostly in areas with herbaceous vegetation. Wildfire frequency was especially high in the Golan Heights and in the foothills of the Judean mountains, and a high correspondence was found between military training zones and the spatial distribution of fire scars. The use of MODIS satellite images enabled us to map wildfires at a national scale due to the high temporal resolution of the sensor. Our MOD13Q1 based mapping of fire scars adequately mapped large (>1 km**2) fires with accuracies above 80%. Such large fires account for a large proportion of all fires, and pose the greatest threats. This database can aid managers in determining wildfire risks in space and in time.

The Lena River Delta - Land cover classification of tundra environments based on Landsat 7 ETM+ data and its application for upscaling of methane emissions

The Lena River Delta, situated in Northern Siberia (72.0 - 73.8° N, 122.0 - 129.5° E), is the largest Arctic delta and covers 29,000 km**2. Since natural deltas are characterised by complex geomorphological patterns and various types of ecosystems, high spatial resolution information on the distribution and extent of the delta environments is necessary for a spatial assessment and accurate quantification of biogeochemical processes as drivers for the emission of greenhouse gases from tundra soils. In this study, the first land cover classification for the entire Lena Delta based on Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) images was conducted and used for the quantification of methane emissions from the delta ecosystems on the regional scale. The applied supervised minimum distance classification was very effective with the few ancillary data that were available for training site selection. Nine land cover classes of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in the wetland dominated (72%) Lena Delta could be defined by this classification approach. The mean daily methane emission of the entire Lena Delta was calculated with 10.35 mg CH4/m**2/d. Taking our multi-scale approach into account we find that the methane source strength of certain tundra wetland types is lower than calculated previously on coarser scales.

Pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase Campinas, A New Mutation (p.r56g) In The Nt5c3 Gene Associated With Pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase Type I Deficiency And Influence Of Gilbert's Syndrome On Clinical Expression.

Pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase type I (P5'NI) deficiency is an autosomal recessive condition that causes nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia, characterized by marked basophilic stippling and pyrimidine nucleotide accumulation in erythrocytes. We herein present two African descendant patients, father and daughter, with P5'N deficiency, both born from first cousins. Investigation of the promoter polymorphism of the uridine diphospho glucuronosyl transferase 1A (UGT1A) gene revealed that the father was homozygous for the allele (TA7) and the daughter heterozygous (TA6/TA7). P5'NI gene (NT5C3) gene sequencing revealed a further change in homozygosity at amino acid position 56 (p.R56G), located in a highly conserved region. Both patients developed gallstones; however the father, who had undergone surgery for the removal of stones, had extremely severe intrahepatic cholestasis and, liver biopsy revealed fibrosis and siderosis grade III, leading us to believe that the homozygosity of the UGT1A polymorphism was responsible for the more severe clinical features in the father. Moreover, our results show how the clinical expression of hemolytic anemia is influenced by epistatic factors and we describe a new mutation in the P5'N gene associated with enzyme deficiency, iron overload, and severe gallstone formation. To our knowledge, this is the first description of P5'N deficiency in South Americans.

Chemo-, Regio- And Stereoselective Heck Arylation Of Allylated Malonates: Mechanistic Insights By Esi-ms And Synthetic Application Toward 5-arylmethyl-γ-lactones.

We describe herein a general method for the controlled Heck arylation of allylated malonates. Both electron-rich and electron-poor aryldiazonium salts were readily employed as the aryl-transfer agents in good yields and in high chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity without formation of decarboxylated byproducts. Reaction monitoring via ESI-MS was used to support the formation of chelated Pd species through the catalytic cycle. Additionally, some Heck adducts were successfully used in the total synthesis of pharmacologically active γ-lactones.