1. Near Real Time Monitoring of Habitat Change Using
Neural Network and a MODIS data
2. What is Terra-
Terra-i is a system of habitat changes monitoring that uses different
mathematical models that combine vegetation data (MODIS NDVI) and
precipitation data (TRMM) to detect deviations from the natural cycle of
the vegetation over time and thus antrophogenic impacts on natural
ecosystems.
It has maps of habitat loss every 16 days at the
continental level with 250 meters of spatial
resolution.
4. OVERVIEW: SL BRAZIL-PERU-BOLIVIA
For every 16 days periods, Terra-i has been able to track the areas of rapid forest-cover change
Brazil
Acre
Ucayali
Pando
Peru
Madre de Dios
Loss detections
Jan 2004
Bolivia
Oct 2012
According to Gupta (2012) “Glocal forest and REDD+ governance: win–win or lose–lose?”. Curr. Opi. in Env. Sust.
Cash crops, shifting agriculture, livestock and mining are the proximate drivers of local deforestation
11. Future Scenarios
Using Terra-i data and independent datasets (distance to
cities, roads, rivers, elevation, among others) to create future
scenarios where land-use changes are likely to happen
Before Road Improvements After Road Improvements
12. Integration Terra-i with others Policy Support Systems
Terra-i has been used within the WaterWorld and Co$ting Nature Policy Support Systems to
understand the impact of recent land cover change on hydrology and the production and delivery
of ecosystem services.
WaterWorld Co$ting Nature
WaterWorld was used to calculate the hydrological baseline and terra-i chosen as the deforestation scenario to run the alternative. The images show the change in flows (left) and sediment from the baseline to the alternative. Flows increased below of reduced evapo-transpiration. Erosion increased in the deforested areas and sedimentation increased in the river draining these areas.