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1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1. The Importance of Rice in Asia and the Pacific -- 1.2. Agricultural and Rural Statistics for Food Security -- 1.3. Sources of Agricultural and Rural Statistics in Developing Economies -- 1.4. Using Remote Sensing for Agricultural and Rural Statistics -- 1.5. ADB's Technical Assistance on Using Remote Sensing for Paddy Rice Statistics -- 1.6. Objectives and Layout of the Handbook -- Chapter 2. Basic Remote Sensing Concepts -- 2.1. Definition of Remote Sensing -- 2.2. Spatial, Temporal, Spectral, and Radiometric Resolution -- 2.3. Synthetic Aperture Radar, Sensors, and Satellites -- Chapter 3. Installing and Using the INAHOR-AD Software -- 3.1. System Requirements -- 3.2. Setting up the System --- 3.3. Getting to Know the INAHOR-AD Software -- 3.4. Installing the INAHOR-AD Software -- 3.5. Accessing ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Images -- 3.6. Accessing Data for Use with INAHOR-AD -- 3.7. Starting the INAHOR-AD Software -- 3.8. Creating Folders and Files -- 3.9. Preparing the Data -- 3.10. Copying SAR Data to a Designated Folder in Ubuntu -- 3.11. Using the Pre-Processing Tool |
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3.12. Using the Rice Crop Mapper -- 3.13. Using the Rice Production Calculator -- Chapter 4. Gathering Field Data and Conducting Accuracy Assessments -- 4.1. Generating Random Points in QGIS -- 4.2. Using Google Maps within QGIS -- 4.3. Paddy Area Field Validation Ground-Truthing -- 4.4. Pre-Field Survey Preparations -- 4.5. Setting Up the iPads, Installing Apps, and Importing Files -- 4.6. Ground-Truthing Field Work -- 4.7. Field Survey Data Management -- 4.8. Digitization of Maps for Paddy Area Estimation -- 4.9. Estimation of Paddy Areas Using QGIS -- Chapter 5. Crop Cutting Experiments and Farmer Recall Surveys for Paddy Yield Estimation -- 5.1. Crop Cutting Experiments -- 5.2. Crop Cutting Sample Selection -- 5.3. Tracking Plot Boundaries Using Map Plus -- 5.4. Estimating Plot Area Using Map Plus -- 5.5. Crop Cutting Methodology -- 5.6. Using a Grain Moisture Meter -- 5.7. Sampling Weights Calculation -- 5.8. Farmer Recall Survey Methodology -- Chapter 6. Assessing Accuracy, Revising INAHOR Outputs, and Estimating Paddy Production -- 6.1 Methods for Revising INAHOR-AD Settings for Improved Output -- 6.2. Calculating Zonal Statistics Using QGIS |
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6.3. Determining Optimal Threshold Values -- 6.4. Producing Revised Output of Paddy Field Area Using INAHOR-AD -- 6.5. Validating INAHOR-AD Paddy Area Estimates with Ground-Truthing Field Survey Data -- 6.6. Using INAHOR-AD for Estimating Paddy Production -- 6.7. Accuracy Assessment Using the Results of Paddy Area Field Validation Ground Truthing -- APPENDIX 1: Ground-Truthing Field Survey Questionnaire and Enumerator's Manual: Nueva Ecija, Philippines -- APPENDIX 2: Listing Form Used to Identify Sample Plots in Crop Cutting Experiments -- APPENDIX 3: Crop Cutting Survey Questionnaire and Enumerator's Manual: Nueva Ecija, Philippines |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-247) |
| Notes |
In English |
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Contents viewed on February 7, 2010; title from PDF title page |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Remote sensing
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Agriculture -- Remote sensing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Durante, Anna Christine, author.
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Lapitan, Pamela, author.
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Rao, Lakshman Nagraj, author.
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Asian Development Bank, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9292615912 |
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9789292615901 |
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9292615904 |
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9789292615918 |
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