Analysis of atlantic forest site in Rio Grande do Sul State-Brazil using environment laws and high-resolution quickbird satellite image
Abstract
In 1994, the Center for Research and Nature Conservation PRÓ-MATA was created to develop studies and actions for the protection and recovery of the ecosystems from a sector of Atlantic Forest in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. PRÓ-MATA was conceived in the frame of a cooperation between the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) and the University of Tübingen (Germany). This paper presents results of a research developed in the PRÓ-MATA area, using high-resolution image of QuickBird satellite and GIS techniques. The integration of GIS with Brazilian environmental rules was used to provide the basis for the inherent proposals of this study. The geographic analysis allowed the identification of permanent preservation areas, the study of neighborhood areas and those areas vulnerable to human action. The QuickBird images are ideally suited for this research. In the region under study 46,05% are permanent preservation areas, the main activities in the surrounding of the preservation area agriculture and livestock. Key words: Atlantic Forest; Environment Rules; QuickBird image, GIS.Downloads
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